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Part Two: The Deadliest School in History

Behind the Bastards

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El Salvador - The School of the Americas

In 1981, El Salvadoran graduates of the School of the Americas converged on El Mazzote. The village was suspected of hosting rebel fighters as their US trainers had taught them. They spent the rest of the day executing every single person in El Mazzotes. Years later, that building was excavated, revealing the remains of at least 143 victims inside.

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