Revealed: How Dr. Josef Mengele lived freely in Argentina

Authorities in Argentina, under the orders of President Javier Milei, have disclosed documents showing how Nazi war criminal Josef Mengele, the infamous “Angel of Death,” fled to the country after World War II and lived openly for years.

According to the documents, Mengele initially remained in hiding for a few years but soon began living openly by 1956, under his real name. He operated a medical practice publicly and received protection from intelligence agencies and economic networks controlling much of South America.

Despite being one of the world’s most wanted war criminals at the time, Argentina’s authorities provided official documents and legal protection. When West Germany requested his extradition in 1959, local judges denied it, citing “political persecution.”

Mengele was later transferred to Paraguay, where he lived the remainder of his life and died in 1979, never facing trial for his numerous crimes, which included targeing twins, dwarfs, and those with physical abnormalities to study heredity and genetics.

His 'procedures' included injecting dyes into eyes to change color, sewing twins together, sterilizations, amputations, and deliberate infections, often resulting in death or lifelong suffering for subjects. He also collaborated with researchers like Otmar von Verschuer, sending specimens from victims for study.

Estimates suggest he was involved in the deaths of hundreds of thousands through his selections and experiments.

Mengele died on February 7, 1979, in Bertioga, Brazil, from a stroke while swimming, and was buried under a false name. His remains were exhumed and identified in 1985 via forensic evidence, confirmed by DNA in 1992.

His life has been the subject of books, films, and documentaries, symbolizing the horrors of Nazi medical ethics.