Alejandro González Malavé (May 20, 1957 in

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– April 29, 1986 in Bayamón, Puerto Rico) was a Puerto Rican undercover agent who gained infamy with the ''

Cerro Maravilla Cerro Maravilla is Puerto Rico's fourth highest peak at . It is located on the northern edge Barrio Anón in Ponce, close to the border with the municipality Jayuya, and is part of the Cordillera Central (Central Mountain Range). It is known a ...

'' case scandal. In 1973, still a High School student, Malavé was recruited as an undercover agent. González, an outspoken university political leader, graduated as a police officer in 1979, the same year he went to work undercover. He infiltrated an organization of radical pro independence students and was the driver when

Carlos Soto Arriví The Cerro Maravilla murders, also known as the Cerro Maravilla massacre, occurred on July 25, 1978, at Cerro Maravilla, a mountain in Ponce, Puerto Rico,

and Arnaldo Darío Rosado were murdered during a police set up at Cerro Maravilla. When the ''Cerro Maravilla'' inquest was televised all over

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González, one of the accused, gained wide fame all across the island. His face became a common sight on Puerto Rican newspaper covers, and he received constant air time on television, because he had to take the stand many times during the trial. Although the scandal played a role in squashing the reelection plans of Governor

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, the alleged conspiracy was never proven. González was tried, but

acquitted In common law jurisdictions, an acquittal certifies that the accused is free from the charge of an offense, as far as criminal law is concerned. The finality of an acquittal is dependent on the jurisdiction. In some countries, such as the ...

on all charges. On the evening of April 29, 1986, just two months after his acquittal, González was assassinated in front of his mother's house in Bayamón. He received three gunshot wounds while his mother was slightly injured. A few hours later, a group calling itself the "Volunteer Organization for the Revolution" called local news agencies claiming responsibility. In their statements they swore to kill, "one by one", all the police officers involved in the deaths in Cerro Maravilla.

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