Chile Orders New Investigation into Pablo Neruda's Death

Nearly 50 years after the poet's death, a Chilean court has reopened the case amid ongoing debates over the cause.

A Chilean appeals court has ordered the reopening of the investigation into Pablo Neruda's death, challenging the long-held official cause of death as complications from prostate cancer.
Forensic evidence suggesting Neruda may have been poisoned with a toxin incompatible with human life has prompted the court's decision.
The new investigation will include a calligraphic analysis of Neruda's death certificate and a meta-analysis of test results from foreign agencies.
Neruda, a Nobel laureate and Communist Party member, died days after the 1973 military coup that brought General Augusto Pinochet to power.
Suspicions of foul play in Neruda's death have persisted, with recent findings indicating the possible involvement of a third party.