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Father Carmen Amador

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The local priest who shows no concern for Santiago’s safety. Father Amador receives warnings about the impending murder, forgets to act, and later regrets not alerting Plácida Linero. Performed the autopsy using limited tools and later adopted vegetarian and spiritualist lifestyle Father Amador returned vestments, considered saving Santiago's soul, and was present at the square during the murder.

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