Ingrid Olderock
Íngrid Felicitas Olderöck Benhard, better known as "Woman of the Dogs", was a Carabineros de Chile major who was converted into an agent of the DINA in 1973. She was responsible for human rights violations during the first years of the military dictatorship in Chile.
Early life
Olderöck was a descendant of Nazi-affiliated Germans - her father hailed from Hamburg and her mother from Munich. According to Nancy Guzmán, a journalist and author of the book Ingrid Olderöck: The Woman of the Dogs, the future agent was raised in a very authoritarian family environment where there was a certain contempt for Latin American culture, considering it less prone to order. Her parents had their children learn to use musical instruments, dance, or write, and they had to speak German exclusively.She stated during an interview with Guzmán:
Human rights violations
In October 1973, Olderöck joined the DINA with the rank of captain and participated in the Women's School of the institution, where approximately 70 women were trained in the methods of torture as well as repressive tactics against opponents of the military dictatorship. According to sources, during her tenure at the DINA, she became privy to secrets related to Project Andrea, which was led by the Pinochet military dictatorship to manufacture and apply sarin against opponents.In 1974, the DINA established its first detention centers, among which was Venda Sexy, where Olderöck would commit torture and rape using a dog named "Volodia".
When her parents died, she took it upon herself to have her sister tortured and raped in order to seize the inheritance.