Uncovered | Unmasking the alleged torturer turned Bondi nanny | Part 2

About the episode

A CIA-backed coup. A hidden Australian connection. And a suburban nanny with a secret past. In Part Two of Unmasking the Alleged Torturer Turned Bondi Nanny, Uruguayan-Australian journalist Florencia Melgar takes us inside her extraordinary interview with Adriana Rivas — a former member of Augusto Pinochet's secret police, accused of some of the dictatorship's most brutal crimes. While living in Sydney's Bondi, working as a nanny, Rivas was wanted in Chile for crimes against humanity. In a rare and revealing conversation, she describes how she fled Chile while on bail — paying smugglers to escape through the Andes before returning to Australia, where she had lived since the late 1970s. In this episode, we hear how Rivas justifies torture, glorifies a brutal regime, and reflects on the power she once held. More on this story: The Other 9/11 ABC Foreign Correspondent, Facing the Past More on Australia's involvement in Chile: 'Last thing he wanted was to embarrass the CIA': Inside Whitlam's 'agonising' decision to shut Australian spy operation in Chile Got any tips? Email us at [email protected]. Credits: Host: Joey Watson Supervising Producer: Claudianna Blanco Sound Design: Matt Nikolic Head of Factual: Clair Weaver See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.