This Tuesday, “Foreign Correspondent” takes viewers on a sobering journey to Colombia, where the search for the missing continues decades after the country’s internal conflicts. Reporter Natashya Gutierrez embeds with a dedicated CSI squad tasked with a grim but vital mission: finding the bodies of the disappeared.
With over 100,000 people still unaccounted for, the team faces a daunting task. The program visits active dig sites, highlighting the painstaking process of uncovering the truth. Gutierrez also interviews a former paramilitary soldier involved in assassinations and murders, a chilling encounter that offers a disturbing perspective on the country’s violent past. The program takes a look at how the squad uses new technology to rebuild facial images from skeletal remains.
“Foreign Correspondent: The Body Hunters” airs Tuesday, 29 April at 8:00 PM AEST on ABC Australia.
