Miriam Lewin

You heard that right. Members of Miriam's group made homemade cyanide pills in case they were ever arrested. A grim reality for activists during this time and a reflection of the unimaginable conditions of military rule. For Miriam, the day of her arrest came when she was 19 years old. Argentina's secret police tracked her down in the streets. She had the pill on her person.

You heard that right. Members of Miriam's group made homemade cyanide pills in case they were ever arrested. A grim reality for activists during this time and a reflection of the unimaginable conditions of military rule. For Miriam, the day of her arrest came when she was 19 years old. Argentina's secret police tracked her down in the streets. She had the pill on her person.

You heard that right. Members of Miriam's group made homemade cyanide pills in case they were ever arrested. A grim reality for activists during this time and a reflection of the unimaginable conditions of military rule. For Miriam, the day of her arrest came when she was 19 years old. Argentina's secret police tracked her down in the streets. She had the pill on her person.

Miriam learned the military was interested in very specific information. They wanted to know the whereabouts of her close friend and fellow activist, Patricia. Patricia was the daughter of a high ranking Air Force officer. Miriam says she couldn't help them because she didn't know where Patricia was. But that didn't stop the torture.

Miriam learned the military was interested in very specific information. They wanted to know the whereabouts of her close friend and fellow activist, Patricia. Patricia was the daughter of a high ranking Air Force officer. Miriam says she couldn't help them because she didn't know where Patricia was. But that didn't stop the torture.

Miriam learned the military was interested in very specific information. They wanted to know the whereabouts of her close friend and fellow activist, Patricia. Patricia was the daughter of a high ranking Air Force officer. Miriam says she couldn't help them because she didn't know where Patricia was. But that didn't stop the torture.

After hours of questioning and electric shocks on the verge of passing out, she made a decision. She gave them a location.

After hours of questioning and electric shocks on the verge of passing out, she made a decision. She gave them a location.

After hours of questioning and electric shocks on the verge of passing out, she made a decision. She gave them a location.

The car ride was a momentary hiatus. Miriam would not be freed anytime soon. Her abductors made her call her parents and tell them she was safe and still on the run, while armed men stood by to ensure she cooperated. She spent roughly the next 10 months alone in a cell in a secret location just a few blocks away from the federal police headquarters in Buenos Aires.

The car ride was a momentary hiatus. Miriam would not be freed anytime soon. Her abductors made her call her parents and tell them she was safe and still on the run, while armed men stood by to ensure she cooperated. She spent roughly the next 10 months alone in a cell in a secret location just a few blocks away from the federal police headquarters in Buenos Aires.

The car ride was a momentary hiatus. Miriam would not be freed anytime soon. Her abductors made her call her parents and tell them she was safe and still on the run, while armed men stood by to ensure she cooperated. She spent roughly the next 10 months alone in a cell in a secret location just a few blocks away from the federal police headquarters in Buenos Aires.

The questioning continued, as did the torture. Without any other company, she says she developed a deeply complex relationship with one of the officers who guarded her cell.

The questioning continued, as did the torture. Without any other company, she says she developed a deeply complex relationship with one of the officers who guarded her cell.

The questioning continued, as did the torture. Without any other company, she says she developed a deeply complex relationship with one of the officers who guarded her cell.

Miriam survived that first detention center only to be brought to another. And at some point, she heard rumors as well as firsthand accounts about what was happening to some prisoners. Stories she didn't want to believe about a method of killing that was difficult to trace.

Miriam survived that first detention center only to be brought to another. And at some point, she heard rumors as well as firsthand accounts about what was happening to some prisoners. Stories she didn't want to believe about a method of killing that was difficult to trace.

Miriam survived that first detention center only to be brought to another. And at some point, she heard rumors as well as firsthand accounts about what was happening to some prisoners. Stories she didn't want to believe about a method of killing that was difficult to trace.

To this day, Miriam Lewin doesn't know what happened to the young man she unofficially married before her capture, but she believes he was most likely arrested and killed. As for her friend Patricia, Miriam's abductors claim she blew herself up with dynamite during a confrontation with the military.

To this day, Miriam Lewin doesn't know what happened to the young man she unofficially married before her capture, but she believes he was most likely arrested and killed. As for her friend Patricia, Miriam's abductors claim she blew herself up with dynamite during a confrontation with the military.