Massacre Survivor Leads Officials to Bodies

Authorities have unearthed the bullet-riddled remains of 15 peasants slain by soldiers after the lone survivor of the massacre came forward after two decades of silence, Peruvian officials said.

The witness led a prosecutor and a forensic team to the bodies last month near the village of Totos, 200 miles southeast of the capital, Lima, chief forensic investigator Luis Castillejo said.

He said the survivor told authorities that he was one of 16 people brought to a nearby military post May 28, 1983, for questioning amid reports that Shining Path rebels were in the area.

The witness escaped but saw the others killed.