As the investigation of his violent death in 1973 resumed in recent years, an army conscript of Pinochet was charged with the murder and Jara's body was exhumed in June for an autopsy.
Recientemente se retomó la investigación sobre el asesinato de Jara ocurrido en 1973. Se acusó a un exconscripto del asesinato y se exhumaron los restos de Jara en junio para practicar una autopsia.