Íngrid Felicitas Olderöck Benhard (14 September 1943 – 17 March 2001),[2] better known as "Woman of The Dogs", was a Carabineros de Chile major who was converted into an agent of the DINA (Chilean Secret Police) in 1973.
According to Nancy Guzmán, a journalist and author of the book Ingrid Olderöck: The Woman of the Dogs, the future agent was raised in a very authoritarian family environment where there was a certain contempt for Latin American culture, considering it less prone to order.
[3][8] According to sources, during her tenure at the DINA, she became privy to secrets related to Project Andrea, which was led by the Pinochet military dictatorship to manufacture and apply sarin against opponents.
[9] In 1974, the DINA established its first detention centers, among which was Venda Sexy, where Olderöck would commit torture and rape using a dog named "Volodia".
According to Nancy Guzmán, Olderöck "always insisted that the deceased General César Mendoza gave the order for her assassination and that it was Major Julio Benimelli who carried it out".