▁the ▁host ages . ▁F AR C ▁did ▁not ▁report ▁any ▁other ▁cas ual ties ▁on ▁either ▁side ▁and ▁delayed ▁months ▁before ▁perm itting ▁the ▁Red ▁Cross ▁to ▁recover ▁the ▁remains . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁government , ▁the ▁gu err illas ▁delayed ▁turning ▁over ▁the ▁corps es ▁to ▁let ▁decomposition ▁hide ▁evidence ▁of ▁how ▁they ▁died . ▁The ▁Red ▁Cross ▁reported ▁that ▁the ▁corps es ▁had ▁been ▁was hed ▁and ▁their ▁cl othing ▁changed ▁before ▁bur ial , ▁hiding ▁evidence ▁of ▁how ▁they ▁were ▁killed . ▁The ▁Red ▁Cross ▁also ▁reported ▁that ▁the ▁deput ies ▁had ▁been ▁killed ▁by ▁multiple ▁close - range ▁sh ots , ▁many ▁of ▁them ▁in ▁the ▁back s ▁of ▁the ▁vict ims , ▁and ▁even ▁two ▁by ▁sh ots ▁to ▁the ▁head . ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Sig if red o ▁López , ▁the ▁only ▁deput y ▁who ▁surv ived ▁and ▁was ▁later ▁released ▁by ▁F AR C , ▁accused ▁the ▁group ▁of ▁killing ▁the ▁ 1 1 ▁capt ives ▁and ▁denied ▁that ▁any ▁military ▁rescue ▁attempt ▁had ▁taken ▁place . ▁According ▁to ▁López , ▁the ▁unexpected ▁arrival ▁of ▁another ▁gu err illa ▁unit ▁resulted ▁in ▁confusion ▁and ▁par ano ia , ▁leading ▁the ▁reb els ▁to ▁kill ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁Valle ▁deput ies . ▁He ▁surv ived ▁after ▁previously ▁being ▁pun ished ▁for ▁in sub ord ination ▁and ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁ch ains ▁nearby ▁but ▁separated ▁from ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁group . ▁ ▁Early - 2 0 0 8 ▁prisoner