Cuba Archive - Case 8192

Case ID: 8192

Title: N/A

First name: Omar

Last name: Martínez Gallardo

Suffix: N/A

Aliases: N/A

Name also reported as: N/A

Age: 25

Gender: Male

Date of Birth: N/A

Civil Status: Unknown

Date of death/disappearance: Day:4 / Month:2 / Year:1992

Citizenship: N/A

Last known address: 312 # 304, 3ra y 5ta, Santa Fe

Last known city: Santa Fé

Last known province-TOD: La Habana

Last known province current: Ciudad de La Habana

Last known country: Cuba

Location death-address: At sea north - Between Cuba and Florida

Location of death - city: N/A

Location of death province - at TOD: N/A

Location of death province - current: N/A

Location of death - country: Cuba

Trial held?: N/A

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Sentence details: N/A

Arrest or detention at time of death: N/A

Date of arrest: N/A

Imprisoned/Detained: Location: N/A

How long imprisoned/detained: N/A

Death attributed to: Castro regime

Death attribution detail: N/A

Associated Event: N/A

Case description:

Omar was reported to have died Feb. 4, 1992 with several family members during an exit attempt from Cuba when their small crop-dusting aircraft crashed into the ocean. Three bodies were recovered of the eight passengers on board, two were buried at the Cuban rafters' mausoleum in Miami by WAQI-Radio Mambí. 
List of victims: Luis Rodríguez (pilot, age 35), Lilia León (wife, age 33), daughters Kathia Rodríguez León (age 12 or 14) and Dalvis Rodríguez León (age 6 months), Julio Daniel García Soto (age 26),
Doris González (age 28), Ramón Francisco León, and Omar Martínez Gallardo (age 25).
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Murió el 4 de febrero de 1992 con varios miembros de la familia durante un intento de salida de Cuba cuando su pequeño avión fumigador se estrelló en el océano. Tres cuerpos fueron recuperados de los ocho pasajeros a bordo, dos fueron enterrados en el mausoleo de los balseros cubanos en Miami por WAQI-Radio Mambí.
Lista de víctimas: Luis Rodríguez (piloto, 35 años), Lilia León (esposa, 33 años), hijas Kathia Rodríguez León (12 o 14 años) y Dalvis Rodríguez León (6 meses), Julio Daniel García Soto (26 años) ,
Doris González (28 años), Ramón Francisco León y Omar Martínez Gallardo (25 años).

Sources: Conflict of Evidence:

Violation Status: Confirmed with primary source(s)

Cause of Death: - Disappearance: in exit attempt

Occupations: N/A

External Files: N/A

Relatives in Archive: N/A

Victim Type: - Attempting exit

Affiliations: N/A

Other Victims Same Event: - Case 8195: Kathia Rodríguez León - Case 8194: Luis Rodríguez - Case 8190: Lilia León - Case 8188: Julio Daniel García Soto - Case 8189: Doris González - Case 8193: Dalvis Rodríguez León - Case 8191: Ramón Francisco León

Case Record - Omar Martínez Gallardo