Murder of U.S. aid worker and agricultural technician in Aramachay
PCP-SL militants murdered a North American aid worker and an agricultural technician in Aramachay, Sincos district, Jauja province, on June 13, 1988.
On June 13, 1988, in Aramachay, Sincos district, Jauja province, a North American aid worker and an agricultural technician were murdered by Shining Path militants. This event occurred in the context of the intensification of violence in the Mantaro Valley during the 1987-1992 period. Selective assassinations of this type were part of the PCP-SL's strategy of attacking people linked to development and cooperation projects in rural areas.