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  • July 2008

    • Nazi Hunters Track 'Dr. Death' to Patagonia

      BBC  |  Jul 9, 08 3:19 AM CDT

      Nazi Hunters Track 'Dr. Death' to Patagonia

      (Newser) - Investigators hunting Nazi war criminals believe they have discovered where their most-wanted war fugitive has been hiding, reports the BBC. The Simon Wiesenthal Center has sent experts to southern Chile to track down Aribert Heim, dubbed "Dr. Death" for his barbaric experiments on Jews in the Mauthausen concentration camp in Austria. Heim performed operations and amputations without anesthesia to see how much pain his victims could withstand. More »

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      Nazi  • World War II  • Holocaust  • war crimes  • Chile  • concentration camp  • Patagonia  • Simon Wiesenthal Center  • Aribert Heim

  • April 2008

    • Group Makes Last Hunt for Top Nazis

      Associated Press  |  Apr 30, 08 8:33 AM CDT

      Group Makes Last Hunt for Top Nazis

      (Newser) - A doctor at barbaric Mauthausen concentration camp heads the list of the 10 most-wanted Nazis sought by the Simon Wiesenthal Center, AP reports. Aribert Heim, 93, is believed to be living in South America, and has a $485,000 reward on his head. One witness recalled how the physician-butcher decapitated a teenage Jewish athlete and saved his skull for display because of his perfect teeth. More »

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      Nazi  • World War II  • Holocaust  • SS  • Simon Wiesenthal Center  • Aribert Heim

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