[citation needed] Santiago Pampillón was a second-year engineering student, activist, and part-time employee of Industrias Kaiser Argentina (IKA).
[citation needed] Amid the struggle, Pampillón received three shots to the head, fired at close range by a policeman.
[citation needed] In solidarity with the student movement, the CGT of Córdoba organized a silent march that was later repressed by the police.
[citation needed] Santiago Pampillón was the first casualty in a long series of murders that occurred during the course of the military regime (1966-1973), among others such as Juan José Cabral, Adolfo Bello, Luis Norberto White and Silvia Filler.
[citation needed] His death anticipated an escalation of violence that eventually led to full-fledged state terrorism in Argentina.