Joyce Horman, et al., v. Henry Kissinger, et. al.

urn:taro:utexas.blac.00271 Joyce Horman and Edmund Horman Papers, 1973-Preliminary Inventory Benson Latin American Collection University of Texas Libraries, 2008 Finding aid encoded by Christian Kelleher, CA, 2008Finding aid written inEnglish. Descriptive Summary Horman, Joyce Horman, Edmund Joyce Horman and Edmund Horman Papers 1973- English and Spanish 2008-12 N/A 3 linear feet (+ accruals) Benson Latin American Collection, The University of Texas at Austin Papers of Joyce Horman and Edmund Horman, wife and father of Charles Horman who was abducted and executed during Pinochet's September 1973 coup d'état in Chile. The Hormans sued Henry Kissinger and Nixon Administration officials over Charles Horman's wrongful death and its concealment. Historical and Biographical Notes

Charles Edmund Horman, a Harvard educated American freelance journalist, was abducted, tortured, and executed in Chile during General Augusto Pinochet's coup d'état that began on September 11, 1973 to overthrew the government of Salvador Allende. After Horman's disappearance his family, including wife Joyce Horman and parents Edmund and Elizabeth Horman began an effort to find him, and then, following the eventual discovery of his body, to determine who was involved in his murder. In 1976 Joyce Horman, on behalf of the Horman family, filed the landmark suit Joyce Horman, et al., v. Henry Kissinger, et. al. that charged Kissinger and other Nixon Administration officials with the wrongful death of Charles Horman and with its concealment. In 1980 the case was dismissed "without prejudice."

In 1978 the book The Execution of Charles Horman by Thomas Hauser, and then in 1982 the film Missing by director Costa-Gavras publicized allegations that the United States government had known aboutand perhaps been complicit inthe abduction and murder of Horman. The film elicited a libel lawsuit against Costa-Gavras and Universal Studios by Nathaniel Davis, who had been U.S. Ambassador to Chile in 1973. The suit was later dismissed.

In 1999 a previously classified State Department memorandum from 1976 [published on-line by the National Security Archive at George Washington University] was released. The memo stated that "U.S. Intelligence may have played an unfortunate part in Horman's death. At best, it was limited to providing or confirming information that helped motivate his murder by the GOC [Government of Chile]. At worst, U.S. Intelligence was aware the GOC saw Horman in a rather serious light and U.S. officials did nothing to discourage the logical outcome of GOC paranoia."

More information about Joyce Horman's continued legal efforts against Pinochet and on behalf of victims of human rights violations in Chile can be found at the Charles Horman Truth Project, on-line at http://www.hormantruth.org/index.htm

Scope and Contents Note

Materials written and collected by Joyce Horman and Edmund Horman, wife and father of Charles Horman, document events resulting from Charles Horman's abduction, torture, and execution during General Augusto Pinochet's September 1973 coup d'état in Chile. The collection is currently arranged in five categories: Charles Horman Biographical Files, Edmund Horman Correspondence, FOIA Request Documents, Joyce Horman v. Henry Kissinger Documents, and Press Clippings.

Additions to the collection from Joyce Horman are ongoing, and this guide is updated periodically.

Access Restrictions

Unrestricted.

Use Restrictions

Standard copyright restrictions apply.

Preferred Citation

Cite as: Joyce Horman and Edmund Horman Papers, Benson Latin American Collection, University of Texas Libraries, the University of Texas at Austin.

Index Terms

The Joyce Horman and Edmund Horman Papers are classified under the following Subject Headings in the University of Texas Libraries catalog:

Horman, Joyce Horman, Edmund Horman, Charles, 1942-1973 Political prisoners--Chile Human rights--Chile Human rights--Government policy--United States State-sponsored terrorism--Chile--History--20th century Chile--History--Coup d'état, 1973 Chile--Foreign relations--United States United States--Foreign relations--Chile Box and Folder Inventory Charles Horman Biographical Files, 1970s, N.d. 11Personal Information Sheets, N.d. (c.1970s) 12Photograph, N.d. (c.1940s) 1Written Works: 13"José García," N.d. 14Christian Science Monitor Articles, 1968-1970 15Various Articles 16Drawings, 1950-1964, N.d. Edmund Horman Correspondence, 1973-1979 1Chronological Correspondence, 1973-1979: 171973 181974 191975 1101976 1111977 1121978 1131979 114William M. Davis, 1980 115Notes, 1973, 1980 FOIA Request Documents, 1973-1981

Documents, including declassified materials, obtained through Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests.

116September 1973 117October 1973 118November 1973 21December 1973 22January-April 1974 23May-December 1974 241975 251976 261977 271978 28CIA documents, 1976, 1981 29Department of Defense documents, 1976 210Department of State documents, 1974-1979 211Department of State public statements, 1974 31FBI documents, 1976-1977 32U.S. Postal Service documents, 1977 33Lists, 1973-1980 Joyce Horman, et al., v. Henry Kissinger, et al., 1977-1981 34Notice Of Application For Letters Of Administration, 9 September 1977 35Complaint and Enclosures, 3 October 1977 36Defendants' Motion To Dismiss, Or In The Alternative, For Stay Of Proceedings, 11 January 1978 37Defendants' Reply To Plaintiffs' Brief In Opposition To Defendants' Motion To Dismiss, 6 April 1978 38Plaintiffs' Brief In Opposition To Defendants' Motion To Dismiss Or, In The Alternative, For A Stay of Proceedings, 2 May 1978 39Memorandum In Support Of Motion For Permission To Take Deposition, 23 May 1978 3Opposition To Plaintiffs' Motion For Permission To Depose Michael Vernon Townley, 7 June 1978 3Defendants' Motion For Enlargement Of Time In Which To Further Respond To Plaintiffs' Motion To Take The Deposition Of Michael Vernon Townley, 14 June 1978 310Documents related to the deposition of Michael Vernon Townley, 25 May 1978 - 24 June 1980 311Plaintiffs' Response To Defendants' Reply Brief, 26 July 1978 312Memorandum and Order, 1 September 1978 313Affidavit of Frederick D. Purdy, 18 September 1978 3Affidavit of Elizabeth Horman, 26 October 1978 314Plaintiffs' Memorandum In Opposition To The Grant Of Summary Judgment To The Defendants, 27 October 1978 315Defendants' Motion To Strike, 31 October 1978 316Plaintiffs' Motion For Extension Of Time, 3 November 1978 3Affidavit of Judd L. Kessler, 30 November 1978 3Affidavit of Francis J. McNeil, 6 December 1978 3Affidavit of Dale L. Shaffer, 14 December 1978 3Supplemental Memorandum In Support Of Defendants' Motion For Reconsideration Of This Court's Order of September 1, 1978, 14 December 1978 3Affidavit of Enrique Sandoval, 24 December 1978 317Memorandum In Support Of Plaintiffs' Motion For Extension Of Time To Respond To Four Motions By The Defendants, 2 January 1979 3Stipulation For Enlargement Of Time, 1 February 1979 41Plaintiffs' Reply Memorandum In Opposition To Summary Judgment, 16 February 1979 42Center for Constitutional Rights to Office of the Clerke, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, 16 February 1979 4Affidavit of Edmund C. Horman, 16 February 1979 4Draft Stipulation, 16 February 1979 4Opposition To Defendants' Request For Dismissal Of Those Defendants Served, 16 February 1979 4Plaintiffs' Opposition To Devendants' "Motion To Strike," 16 February 1979 4Plaintiffs' Opposition To "Defendants' Motion For An Order Authorizing Department Of State To Submit Documents In Camera," 16 February 1979 4Plaintiffs' Opposition To Defendants' "Further Motion For Reconsideration Of Court's Order of September 1, 1978" Seeking Dismissal Of The Fourteenth Cause Of Action, 16 February 1979 43Plaintiffs' Statement Of Material And Genuine Issues Of Fact Precluding Summary Judgment, 21 February 1979 4Reply Memorandum In Support Of Defendants' Motion For Summary Judgment On Statute Of Limitations, 9 March 1979 4Supplemental Memorandum In Support Of Defendants' Motion For Summary Judgment On Statute Of Limitations, N.d. 4Order, 4 May 1979 44Memorandum and Order, 27 July 1979 4Center for Constituctional Rights to Hon. Thomas A. Flannery, 22 August 1979 4Memorandum, 28 August 1979 4Motion For Partial Reconsideration Of Order Of August 22, 1979, Dismissing Certain Defendants, 31 August 1979 4Defendants' Opposition To Motion For Partial Reconsideration Of Order Of August 22, 1979, Dismissing Certain Defendants, 7 September 1979 4Plaintiffs' Response To Defendants Opposition Concerning Ray Davis, 18 September 1979 4Center for Constitutional Rights to Scott Kragie, 5 October 1979 45Plaintiffs' Notice To Produce Documents And First Interrogatory Directed To Defendant Henry Kissinger, 8 October 1979 46Objections To Subpoenas Duces Tecum, 5 November 1979 47Memorandum In Support Of Motion To Compel Discovery, 19 November 1979 48Plaintiffs' Response To Defendants' Memorandum In Opposition To Motion To Compel Production Of Subpoenaed Documents, 19 December 1979 49Affidavit of Clayton E. McManaway, February 1980 410Plaintiffs' Opposition To Defendants' Motion For Reconsideration Of Court's Order of August 22, 1979, 12 March 1980 4Defendants' First Requests For Documents To Plaintiffs, 18 March 1980 4Defendants' First Interrogatories To Plaintiffs, 18 March 1980 411Plaintiffs' Reply Concerning Defendants' Motion For Reconsideration Of Court's Order Of August 22, 1979, 4 April 1980 4Motion To Compel Production Of Documents, 9 May 1980 4Memorandum In Support Of Motion To Compel Production Of Documents, 9 May 1980 412Plaintiffs' First Answers And Objections To Defendants' First Interrogatories, 12 June 1980 413Defendants' Motion To Compel Discovery, 2 July 1980 414Motion To Extend Time, 16 July 1980 4Plaintiffs' Oppostion To Defendants' Motion To Compel, 31 July 1980 4Plaintiffs' Reply To Respondents' Memorandum In Opposition To Motion To Compel Production Of Documents, 31 July 1980 4Plaintiffs' Supplemental Memorandum Concerning Pending Discovery Motions, 20 August 1980 51Deposition of Thomas Hauser, 25 August 1980 52Demand To Depose, 26 September 1980 53Deposition of Elizabeth Horman, 28 October 1980 54Order, 20 October 1980 5Plaintiffs' Reply Concerning Their Request To Depose Certain Government Officials Stationed Outside Of The United States, 21 October 1980 5Order, 29 October 1980 5Plaintiffs' Motion To Compel Answers To Deposition Questions, 6 November 1980 5Motion To Dismiss Without Prejudice, 10 December 1980 5Memorandum In Support Of Motion For Voluntary Dismissal Without Prejudice, 10 December 1980 55Defendants' Response To Plaintiffs' Motion To Dismiss Without Prejudice, 14 January 1981 56Plaintiffs' Reply Supporting Voluntary Dismissal Without Prejudice, 18 February 1981 57Affirmation of Terry Simon, 27 February 1981 5Affidavit of Thomas C. Hauser, 28 February 1981 5Affirmation of Edmund C. Horman, February 1981 5Affirmation of Diane Lavoy, February 1981 5Memorandum and Order, 20 March 1981 58Documents regarding Rafael Gonzalez, 1976-1979 Press Clippings, 1973-1982 5Chronological Clippings, 1973-1978: 591973 5101974 5111976 611977 621978 6Subject Clippings: 63Horman 64Joyce Horman 65Letelier 66Pinochet 67Spanish Articles 67U.S. Government Agencies 7Materials on Missing and The Execution of Charles Horman, 1978-1982: 71Book Reviews of The Execution of Charles Horman, 1978-1979 72Missing, 73Attacks on Missing, 1982 74Responses to Missing attacks, 1982 75Press Clippings on Missing, Additions to the Horman Papers 8Correspondence 81Joyce Horman Correspondence, 1982-2005 82Inauguration of Patricio Aylwin, 1990 83Margaret Randall Legal Defense Committee, 1985 84Edmund Horman Correspondence, 1973-1976 85Ed Horman's Cartoons of CCR Suing Kissinger on Behalf of the Hormans, 1977 8FOIA Documents 8FOIA Requests 861977 871998 881999-2000 8Department of State. Chile Declassification Project. Documents on the Death of Charles Horman: 89Index of Release, June 2000 810#1-46 811#47-65 812#66-99 813#100-121 814#122-133 815#134-152 8Other Agency Documents: 816CIA Documents, 1973-1991 817DIA Documents, 1973-2000 818DOD Documents, 1973-1975 819NARA Documents, 1973, 1987 820FBI Documents, 1972, ? 9Department of State. Chile Declassification Project: 91Vol. 1, Part 1 92Vol. 1, Part 2 93Vol. 1, Part 3 94Vol. 1, Part 4 95Vol. 2, Part 1 96Vol. 2, Part 2 97Vol. 2, Part 3 98Vol. 2, Part 4 99Vol. 3, Part 1 910Vol. 3, Part 2 911Vol. 3, Part 3 912Vol. 3, Part 4 101Vol. 4, Part 1 102Vol. 4, Part 2 103Vol. 4, Part 3 104Vol. 4, Part 4 105Vol. 5, Part 1 106Vol. 5, Part 2 107Vol. 5, Part 3 10Joyce Horman vs. Henry A. Kissinger: 108Complaint (Consolidated Corrections Copy), 19 Sep 1977 109Supp. Memo in Support of Defendants' Motion, 14 Dec 1978 1010CCR to J. Horman (with Index to files), 4 Jan 1979 1011Affidavit of Rafael Gonzalez, 10 Jan 1979 1012Affidavit of Enrique Sandoval and Ed Horman, 16 Jan, 16 Feb 1979 1013CCR Press Release, 20 Feb 1979 1014Reply Memo in Support of Defendants' Motion, 16 Mar 1979 1015Barnebey to Corwin, 10 Apr 1979 1016Plaintiff's Supp. Memo...Gonzalez transcripts, 23 Apr 1979 1017Memo and Order regarding Vance, et al, 22 Aug 1979 1018Plaintiff's Notice to Produce Documents...directed to Anderson, 8 Oct 1979 1019Plaintiff's Notice to Produce Documents...directed to Davis, 8 Oct 1979 1020Plaintiff's Notice to Produce Documents...directed to Kessler, 8 Oct 1979 1021Plaintiff's Notice to Produce Documents...directed to Kissinger, 8 Oct 1979 1022Plaintiff's Notice to Produce Documents...directed to Kubisch, 8 Oct 1979 1023Plaintiff's Notice to Produce Documents...directed to Purdy, 8 Oct 1979 1024Plaintiff's Notice to Produce Documents...directed to Shaffer, 8 Oct 1979 1025Plaintiff's Notice to Produce Documents...directed to Tipton, 8 Oct 1979 111Notices of Depositions and Schedule, 15 Oct 1979 112Orders re: Plaintiff's Motion to Compel Obedience, 30 Jan 1980 113Motion and Plaintiff's Opposition to Michael Vernon Townley, Jun 1980 114Rhonda Copelon to Flannery, 26 Sep 1980 115Deposition of Ambassador Harry Shlandeman, 9 Oct 1980 116Motion to Dismiss Without Prejudice, 10 Dec 1980 117Plaintiff's Reply Affidavits, undated 118Miscellaneous, 1973-1991, undated 11Nathaniel Davis, Frederick D. Purdy, and Ray E. Davis vs. Constantin Costa-Gavras, Universal City Studios, Inc., and MCA, Inc.: 119Correspondence 1110Memorandum and Order by Judge Kevin Thomas Duffy, 15 Oct 1985 1111Statement of the Discovery Needs of Defendants, 28 Oct 1985 1112Defendants' Proposed Pre-Trial Agenda, 20 Nov 1985 121Deposition of Ray Elliott Davis, 11 and 22 Nov 1985 122Affidavit of Costa-Gavras, 4 Apr 1986 123Motion for Summary Judgement, 9 Apr 1986 124Statement Pursuant to Local Rule 3(g), 9 Apr 1986 125Deposition of Constantin Costa-Gavras (part 1), 5 Jun 1986 131Deposition of Constantin Costa-Gavras (part 2), 6 Jun 1986 132Deposition of Donald Stewart, 31 Jul 1986 133Deposition of Colonel Patrick Ryan, 23 Sep 1986 134Defentants' Status Report, 21 Oct 1986 135Memorandum of Law in Opposition to Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgement, 3 Dec 1986 136Reply Memorandum in Support of the defendants' Motion, 17 Dec 1986 137Memorandum Ordering Hearing, 31 Dec 1986 138Summary Judgement, 2 Mar 1987 139Letter to The Washington Post, 4 May 1987 1310Deposition of Nathaniel Davis, 7 May 1987 1311Letter from Defendants' Lawyer to Plaintiffs' Lawyer, 22 May 1987 1312Defendants' Draft Press Release for Termination of Suit, 31 July 1987 1313Lawsuit Miscellaneous Notes 14Other Lawsuits: 141Pinochet 142Purdy 143Riggs Bank 14Missing (film) 144Screenplay, final draft, 5 Feb 1981 145Schedules 146Press Information, 1982 147Original Marketing Material