Chilean Court Says 1973 Death of Pablo Neruda Should Be Reinvestigated

FILE - Nobel Prize-winning poet Pablo Neruda in Paris in October 1971. An appeals court in Chile’s capital ruled Feb. 20, 2024, that the case of Neruda's death be reopened, saying the investigation has not been exhausted and new steps could help clarify the cause of his death.

The death of Nobel laureate Pablo Neruda days after Chile's 1973 military coup should be reinvestigated, an appeals court ruled Tuesday, saying new steps could help clarify what killed the poet.