However , on 31 May 2011 , Chile 's state television station reported that a top-secret military account of Allende 's death had been discovered in the home of a former military justice official . The 300-page document was only found when the house was destroyed in the 2010 Chilean earthquake . After reviewing the report , two forensic experts told Televisión Nacional de Chile " that they are inclined to conclude that Allende was assassinated . " Two forensics experts said they believed he was shot with a small-calibre weapon prior to the AK-47 . One expert , Luis Ravanal , noted the lack of blood on his collar , sweater and throat suggested someone else fired the AK-47 when he was already dead
2010 Chilean earthquake
2010 Chile earthquake
1973 Chilean coup d'état