the cause of peaceful progress in an orderly world will remain as an example for free men everywhere." His funeral was widely publicised by the U.S. media and was attended by, amongst others, David Eisenhower and Richard Nixon's secretary of state William Rogers. Frank Sinatra and Jerry Lewis held a benefit concert for his family in Richmond, Indiana. In fiction The 1972 movie State of Siege by Costa-Gavras is based on the story of Mitrione's kidnapping. The kidnapping and the execution of Mitrione are also central to the plot of the novel El color que el infierno me escondiera by Uruguayan author . The French espionage fiction novel SAS 31: L'ange de Montevideo, written in 1973 by Gérard de Villiers, relates the CIA agent kidnapping, torture and killing by the Tupamaros. The agent's name is Ron Barber, but as is often the case in SAS novels, the stories are based on real world events and being as the fictional character Ron Barber was a torture instructor in Uruguay; it is possible that Barber is based on Dan Mitrione. See also History of Uruguay History of Brazil (1964-1985) References Sources Further reading External links Torture's Teachers 1920 births 1970 deaths American expatriates in Uruguay American municipal police officers American people murdered abroad Assassinated American diplomats Deaths by firearm in Uruguay Italian emigrants to the United States Military personnel from Indiana People from Richmond, Indiana People murdered in Uruguay Terrorism in Uruguay Torture in Uruguay 1970 murders in Uruguay American terrorism victims United States Navy personnel of World War II American expatriates in Brazil