Press archive of the Cobin case

La Tercera (etiqueta)

Etiqueta John Cobin — archivo vivo de La Tercera

Paper’s tag hub. As of 15 Aug 2026 it still lists the 11-year sentence (Andrews, 25 Oct 2020) and the “path of a fanatic” profile. No new Próceres item on this tag yet; 2019–2020 remains what the paper serves.

Radio Universidad de Chile (tag)

Clave john cobin — Diario y Radio U. de Chile

University radio/newspaper tag. Lists (1) Supreme Court reduction, 18 Feb 2021; (2) 2019 preventive-detention brief. No new August 2026 item on the tag.

YouTube — El Mundo Libertario del Pistolero de Reñaca

Canal El Mundo Libertario del Pistolero de Reñaca (archivo de entrevistas)

His own channel. Not a newscast: the archive of the interviews (Nicole, Próceres, Max Núñez, Ágora, Izquierdo, Fernando/Libertarian Party, Voces Patriotas, Fountainhead Forum, etc.). policyofliberty.com/pistolero.php points here.

TikTok — El Informante Chile (@el_informante_chile)

TikTok @el_informante_chile — 15 ago 2026 (~04:18 UTC)

Second TikTok from the same account. ID date: 15 Aug 2026, early UTC — among the newest of the cycle (today).

TikTok — El Informante Chile (@el_informante_chile)

TikTok @el_informante_chile — 15 ago 2026 (~04:37 UTC)

Third El Informante Chile TikTok, 19 minutes after the previous one. Among the newest of today’s cycle.

X / Twitter (@WenaChile)

ÚLTIMO MINUTO | INDH: $50 millones o seguir en la cárcel — denuncia en PRÓCERES PRIME

15 Aug republication (the “3h ago” item on screen). Same INDH quote as the official @ProceresPorcel tweet. Not the 13 Aug post — a new status id.

Central Noticia

“Quiero pegarte un palo a ti…”: Valeria Cárcamo dejó sin palabras a Gonzalo Feito en pleno programa

The day after Próceres. FA militant Valeria Cárcamo confronts Feito for inviting Cobin and for saying he would do the same. She proposes renaming the show “The Charged.” Not a case report — a political reaction to his being on television.

El Patriota (PEV y Alejandro Arro) — copia en canal Pistolero

LA HISTORIA DE JOHN COBIN EL PISTOLERO DE REÑACA, JUNTO A PEV Y ALEJANDRO ARRO

Long interview (~2 h) on El Patriota with PEV and Alejandro Arro, posted to the Pistolero channel 14 Aug 2026 — the same day as the Próceres upload. Personal history plus the case.

Instagram Reels

Reel Instagram (ciclo Próceres / cap. 53) — DcBjcJyqrNR

14 Aug reel (DcB prefix, after the 13th’s Db9 cuts). Fits Próceres chapter 53 (Cárcamo–Feito clash over inviting Cobin). Instagram does not expose a public transcript.

Próceres / Porcel TV (Gonzalo Feito)

PRÓCERES CAPÍTULO 53 — 14 de agosto de 2026 (cruce Valeria Cárcamo vs Feito por Cobin)

The next day’s show. FA’s Valeria Cárcamo confronts Feito for inviting Cobin and for saying he would do the same with a pistol. Central Noticia already covered the clash; this is the full PorCel TV broadcast.

Instagram

Post Instagram (ciclo Próceres / cap. 53) — DcBspq7kfiH

Feed post (not a reel) from 14 Aug, DcB prefix like the chapter-53 reel. Same wave.

Instagram Reels

Reel Instagram (ciclo Próceres / cap. 53) — DcBN6H7x7Mn

14 Aug reel, DcB prefix (chapter 53 / Cárcamo–Feito).

TikTok — El Informante Chile (@el_informante_chile)

TikTok @el_informante_chile — 14 ago 2026 (~19:50 UTC)

Fourth El Informante Chile TikTok, 14 Aug (between the 13th clip and the two from the 15th’s early hours).

Contraplano

Tiroteo en Reñaca: La acusación de montaje de John Cobin

Regional 14 Aug write-up, a day after the tabloids. Covers the Próceres reappearance and the setup claim (.40 / 10.6 mm vs a 7 mm wound; no recovered bullet of his). Hostile frame: “violent outburst,” “unlikely version,” asks if he wants the spotlight. Still quotes two lines from the show that La Cuarta/ADN do not transcribe at this level of detail.

X / Twitter (@Tendencias_PQ)

Valeria Cárcamo: el programa avala la delincuencia llevando a tipos como John Cobin y Pancho Malo

14 Aug. Hostile cut of the Cárcamo–Feito clash (ch. 53). Accuses the show of endorsing crime by booking Cobin and Pancho Malo, and asks whether Próceres is subsidized from La Moneda. Not a newspaper story — a trend tweet.

X / Twitter (@Baldur90X)

Se defendió y terminó condenado — a Javier Olivares / Pablo Maltés

14 Aug, to @JavierOlivares. Self-defense-in-the-vehicle account; accuses Maltés of calling him a criminal. Partisan tone, not a news story.

X / Twitter (@pdhernandezf)

Maltés denostando a un ciudadano estadounidense víctima de la insurrección

14 Aug. Pedro David’s second panel tweet: Maltés without empathy, backing “savage hordes.” Distinct from 2087709201661317531 already in the table.

La Cuarta

“Acá hubo un claro montaje”: John Cobin, el “pistolero de Reñaca”, rompe el silencio tras pasar cinco años en la cárcel

First big clip of this week’s viral cycle. Recap of the Próceres interview (Gonzalo Feito): he was alone after the yellow-vest meetup was cancelled; the truck was hit with bottles, sticks, rocks; he did not understand “dance or you don’t pass”; he fired at the floor; the pants hole does not match the caliber. The paper still nicknames him “Reñaca gunman,” but prints the montaje quotes at length.

ADN Radio

John Cobin sale de prisión y acusa “montaje” por los disparos a manifestantes durante estallido social: “Pensaba que iban a matarme”

Same interview. Headline: out of prison, alleges a setup. Misstates the incident date as October 2020 (it was 10 Nov 2019). Quotes the crowd striking the truck; “I thought they were going to kill me”; “There was a setup, clearer than water.”

Página 7

John Cobin salió de prisión y entregó su versión tras disparar contra manifestantes: “Hubo montaje”

Página 7 / Radio Punto 7 recap. Same quotes as La Cuarta, including witness Sebastián Valdés Muñoz opening the door and another witness saying they meant to lynch him. Also misstates the month as October 2020.

La Hora

“Yo no entiendo a los flaites”: el “Pistolero de Reñaca” explicó el por qué disparó contra manifestantes del Estallido Social

The harshest print clip this week: “Reñaca Gunman” in the headline and “why he shot.” Adds a quote the others underplay: “when I came to Chile I thought it was a civilized country.” Rest is the same Próceres interview.

ADN Radio (X / Twitter)

Tuit de @adnradiochile difundiendo la nota de salida de prisión y acusación de montaje

ADN’s X post pushing the 13 Aug story. Radio-to-social vector: same headline about leaving prison and alleging a setup.

X / Twitter (@DRESTRUM__Pl)

GRAVÍSIMO: funcionario del INDH le pidió 50 millones si quería salir de la cárcel

@DRESTRUM__Pl post (13 Aug, early hours). Own headline on the same INDH charge from the Próceres clip. Circulating with the official video.

YouTube — Chilean Politics

¡¡QUEDÓ LA CAG*!! John Cobin y Feito HICIERON MIE*** al "Abuelo" por PONERSE OCTUBRISTA

YouTube clip of the Próceres exchange. Partisan-channel title; content is Cobin + Feito vs an “octubrista” panelist. Not a newscast — an editorial cut of the same show that started the cycle.

YouTube — Política para Patriotas

¡ESCÁNDALO! John Cobin DEJÓ LA CAG* tras aparecer y ACUSAR al INDH de EXTORSIONARLO por PLATA

Another clip of the same appearance. The title claims Cobin accused the INDH of extorting him for money — that charge is not in the La Cuarta/ADN/Página 7/La Hora write-ups (those stick to ballistic montaje and “flaites”). Watch the tape for the exact quote; the channel title is sensational.

Instagram Reels

Reel Instagram (ciclo Próceres / pistolero de Reñaca) — Db9vgXexxpt

Instagram Reel from this week’s Próceres cycle. Instagram does not expose a stable public transcript; the URL is the cut in circulation.

Instagram Reels

Reel Instagram (ciclo Próceres) — DcAI1gstQRb

Second reel from the same mid-August 2026 viral cycle.

Instagram

Post Instagram (ciclo Próceres) — DcAMm0LJwGr

Feed post (not a reel) from the same thread. Included so the circulating link is not lost.

Instagram Reels

Reel Instagram (ciclo Próceres) — Db95jNDR5lz

Third reel. Typically a 15–60s cut of the “montaje” / “flaites” / “I thought they would kill me” lines.

Instagram Reels

Reel Instagram (ciclo Próceres) — Db9vllRRStz

Reel from the 13 Aug 2026 cycle (same Db9v prefix as the other Próceres cuts). Instagram does not expose a stable public transcript.

TikTok — El Informante Chile (@el_informante_chile)

Video TikTok de @el_informante_chile sobre John Cobin / Próceres (13 ago 2026)

First TikTok URL of the cycle. @el_informante_chile, 13 Aug 2026 ~16:20 UTC. Cut from the same Próceres wave as La Cuarta/ADN/Instagram.

Facebook Reels

Reel Facebook (ciclo Próceres) — 1698992541385824

Facebook Reel from the same 13 Aug 2026 cycle. Typically the same cut as Instagram/TikTok (Próceres).

Instagram Reels

Reel Instagram (ciclo Próceres) — Db958eAxB-A

Another 13 Aug reel (Db95 prefix, alongside Db95jNDR5lz). Same interview-clip wave.

Página 7 (Facebook)

Durante el estallido social, conocido fue el caso… (post de @pagina7chile)

Facebook push of Página 7’s 13 Aug story (already in the table as a web item). The post opens on the estallido cable and closes on “there was a setup.”

Antronio (foro)

John Cobin salió de prisión y entregó su versión… “Hubo montaje”

Chilean forum that pastes the Página 7 wire (wrong date “October 2020”) and opens a thread. Comments split: patriot/judicial-setup vs “he got off cheap at 6 years.” Not a newspaper — the popular cut of the same text.

Facebook Watch

Video Facebook Watch (ciclo Próceres) — 834965733035251

Watch video from the 13–14 Aug cycle. Facebook does not index title/caption stably; the URL is the cut in circulation.

Instagram Reels

Reel Instagram (ciclo Próceres) — Db95oQ-R7zg

13 Aug reel, Db95 prefix (alongside Db95jNDR5lz and Db958eAxB-A).

Facebook Watch

Video Facebook Watch (ciclo Próceres) — 968332672938147

Second Watch of the cycle. Same Próceres cut as Instagram/TikTok.

La Estrella de Valparaíso (Facebook)

Vuelve John Cobin y acusa montaje tras tiroteo en Reñaca

The Valparaíso/Viña local paper on Facebook: “John Cobin is back and alleges a setup.” Regional cut of the same Próceres interview; no separate web-story URL turned up besides this post.

Instagram Reels

Reel Instagram (ciclo Próceres) — Db9vrC_Rvno

13 Aug reel, Db9v prefix (alongside Db9vgXexxpt and Db9vllRRStz).

La Cuarta (X / Twitter)

Tuit de @lacuarta difundiendo la nota «acá hubo un claro montaje»

La Cuarta’s X push of the 13 Aug story (already in the table as a web item). Tabloid vector of the Próceres interview.

Instagram Reels

Reel Instagram (ciclo Próceres) — Db9vcOIxcRk

13 Aug reel, Db9v prefix (same batch as Db9vgXexxpt / Db9vllRRStz / Db9vrC_Rvno).

Instagram Reels

Reel Instagram (ciclo Próceres) — Db9QAKJlD2u

13 Aug reel, Db9Q prefix (same wave).

X / Twitter (@WenaChile)

ÚLTIMO MINUTO | INDH: $50 millones o seguir en la cárcel — denuncia en PRÓCERES PRIME

Aggregator @WenaChile (13 Aug 19:16 UTC). Relays the official @ProceresPorcel clip with the INDH quote that La Cuarta/ADN do not transcribe. The “3h” item circulating on 15 Aug is this same post, not a new one.

X / Twitter (@pdhernandezf)

Otra víctima de la insurrección: el Estado debe indemnizarlo

Pedro David (@pdhernandezf), 13 Aug ~01:14 UTC, minutes after the official tweet. Heard the Próceres account: justice denied; 6 years and 1 day for defending himself.

YouTube Shorts — Factos Chile

JOHN COBIN DENUNCIA QUE FUNCIONARIO DEL INDH LE PIDIÓ $50 MILLONES

13 Aug short. Headlines the claim that an INDH official asked him for 50 million pesos — the same line as the Política para Patriotas clip (Y1_lrSVzEeE), which La Cuarta/ADN/Página 7 do not transcribe. Watch the tape for the exact quote.

X / Twitter (@ProceresPorcel)

ÚLTIMO MINUTO | INDH: dos querellas y $50 millones — John Cobin en PRÓCERES PRIME

Official @ProceresPorcel tweet (13 Aug ~01:04 UTC) with the 36 s video. Source that @WenaChile, @alerta_rm and @opinionescl relay. Direct Cobin quote on the INDH.

X / Twitter (@alerta_rm)

John Cobin denuncia que funcionario del INDH le pidió $50 millones

RM alerts account, 13 Aug. Own headline: INDH official asked for $50 million — “if you want out, you have to pay.” Same line as the Próceres / Factos clip, not in La Cuarta/ADN.

X / Twitter (@ProceresPorcel)

Mery a Cobin: «Este puede ser un caso de corrupción judicial»

Official 13 Aug ~00:46 UTC tweet. Patricio Mery on set: maybe he was convicted unjustly; nobody gives back the 5 years. Distinct from the two Próceres tweets already in the table.

X / Twitter (@ProceresPorcel)

Feito: «Si me atacan 25 energúmenos yo haría lo mismo»

Official live-debate tweet. Feito sides with self-defense; Maltés asks whether that makes PDI and Carabineros terrible. The clip Andrés Sepúlveda later quotes.

X / Twitter (@AndresSepCL)

No entiendo darle pantalla a delincuentes condenados como Pancho Malo y John Cobin

Andrés Sepúlveda J., 13 Aug. Political attack on the booking: do not relativize the conviction or treat him as an innocent victim. The tweet @Teo_Alder and others reply to.

X / Twitter (@dvarjor)

¡ESCÁNDALO! John Cobin acusó al INDH de extorsionarlo — clip YouTube

Daniel Vargas J. shares the Política para Patriotas clip (Y1_lrSVzEeE) already in the table. The tweet is that video’s X vector.

X / Twitter (@giuliana_nac)

John Cobin. Fue un verdadero héroe, símbolo de la autodefensa

13 Aug, early hours. Short praise from a private account; circulating with the Próceres clip.

X / Twitter (@pdhernandezf)

Maltés en Próceres: espíritu marxista que romantiza al delincuente

13 Aug. Same author’s third tweet on the Maltés exchange. Partisan; kept because it is in the thread John pasted.

X / Twitter (@elantidiestra)

John Cobin NO CAMINARÁS TRANQUILO POR VIÑA DEL MAR

Public threat, 13 Aug, #Proceres. Not journalism — explicit hostility in that night’s thread. Kept as a clip of the wave.

X / Twitter (@courtney_lox83)

Residente de Reñaca: evitó que quemaran el centro

13 Aug, reply to @RudyPetrikowski and @DrJohnCobin. Reñaca resident: he defended himself; stopped them burning the center. Local testimony, not a newsroom.

X / Twitter (@RudyPetrikowski)

Estuvo excelente y valiente Mr. @DrJohnCobin

13 Aug. Praise of the Próceres appearance: showed “the face of octubrismo” still in Maltés. The tweet Courtney replies to.

X / Twitter (@opinionescl)

¡ESCÁNDALO! Cobin acusó al INDH de extorsionarlo por plata

13 Aug. Shares the Política para Patriotas clip (Y1_lrSVzEeE) already in the table.

X / Twitter (@NuevaFuerzaChi2)

JOHN COBIN acusa a la ideología zurda: usado como escarmiento

13 Aug. One post from the @NuevaFuerzaChi2 thread (the rest echo the same PorCelTV reel). Attributes to Cobin being used so Chileans would not defend themselves.

Próceres Prime / Porcel TV (repuesto en el canal Pistolero)

¿INDULTO A CARABINEROS? JOHN COBIN ROMPE EL SILENCIO — Próceres Prime Capítulo 27 (12 ago 2026)

Próceres Prime chapter 27, 12 August 2026, with Gonzalo Feito. Source of the 13–15 Aug tabloid wave. Stable copy on the Pistolero de Reñaca YouTube channel (uploaded 14 Aug).

Porcel TV (canal YouTube)

Canal PorCel TV — origen de Próceres / Próceres Prime

Official Porcel TV channel, home of Próceres (Feito / Pamela Le Roy). Chapter 27 with Cobin (12 Aug) is also copied on the Pistolero channel (W93SRbpbEPs). This hub is the source of this week’s wave.

X / Twitter (@ProceresPorcel)

Tuit de @ProceresPorcel difundiendo la entrevista / capítulo con John Cobin

Official show promo. Próceres’ X vector on 12 Aug, before the 13th tabloid recuts.

Instagram

Post Instagram (ciclo Próceres, 12 ago) — Db8xlmCxKWq

12 Aug post (Db8 prefix, before the 13th’s Db9 cuts). Fits the interview day on Próceres, not the 13th tabloid recuts.

X / Twitter (@ProceresPorcel)

HOY EN PRÓCERES | Entrevista exclusiva: John Cobin cuenta su verdad

12 Aug promo, 20:00, Porcel TV / YouTube. Third official broadcast tweet (besides 2087508239483064449 and 2087706686781898827).

X / Twitter (@Info_War_Chile)

El héroe patriota y sheriff John Cobin frente a Maltés

12 Aug, this week’s tweet (not the 2024 one already in the table). Maltés as an irritated “comunacho”; Cobin “faced the first-line thugs alone.”

X / Twitter (@necill)

Ídolo — John cobin

12 Aug. One-word reply in the Próceres thread.

X / Twitter (@necill)

Me encanta John cobin, le creo todo

12 Aug. @necill’s second tweet in the same thread: police in prison, criminals free.

X / Twitter (@ChilenismoEco)

Ley John Cobin: que los civiles protejan sus barrios

12 Aug. Proposes a “John Cobin Law” so civilians can protect neighborhoods in a new uprising. Quotes @antonio18585272 on Próceres/TVN.

X / Twitter (@Irina_kamarones)

Feito era zurdo; lamentable que Cobin asista a su programa plagiado

12 Aug. Defends self-defense and attacks Feito: he would have condemned Cobin “not many years ago”; “ripped-off show.”

X / Twitter (@NathalyLarsen)

Prisión con tarifa VIP: INDH, $50 millones o seguir tras las rejas

12 Aug. Own headline on the INDH charge; the tweet @NuevaFuerzaChi2 quotes.

X / Twitter (@NuevaFuerzaChi2)

INDH «chupasangre» y John Cobin — cita a Nathaly Larsen

12 Aug. Quotes the VIP-tariff / INDH tweet. Partisan denunciation.

Instagram Reels

Reel Instagram — Db5pO9TAtd-

Reel with Db5 prefix, before the 12–13 Aug Db8/Db9 cuts. Circulating with the Próceres cycle; Instagram does not expose a transcript.

Sin Filtros TV

Capítulo 107 / Temporada 6

Sin Filtros episode, 11 Aug 2026, the day before Próceres Prime ch. 27 with Cobin. The episode title does not name him; it sits in the same streaming feud (Sin Filtros vs Próceres) El Mostrador described in August. Included because it is circulating with this week’s cuts.

Instagram Reels

Reel Instagram — Db4SjSrCEwV

Reel with Db4 prefix, the oldest IG cut in this batch. Circulating with the cycle; no public transcript.

X / Twitter (@desde_1965)

10 de noviembre de 2019 en Reñaca: se negó a bailar y disparó

2 Mar 2026, “Museo de la Buena Memoria.” Blockade, dance, getting out of the vehicle, wounded protester, 11-year sentence. Does not mention the Supreme Court reduction.

X / Twitter (@BourbakiMatias)

john cobin héroe de la patria

22 Feb 2026. One-line reply.

X / Twitter (@Claveler)

Ahora liberen a John Cobin

13 Jan 2026, months before release. Short reply in a @DRESTRUM__Pl thread.

La Entrevista de Nicole Rodríguez (Nicole Podcast)

“Fui usado por la izquierda como lección para que el chileno no se defendiera” | John Cobin

The most important interview since release. Nicole Rodríguez (Nicole Podcast) gives him ~72 min to tell 10 November, the trial, the ballistics, and prison. Headline quote: he was used by the left as a lesson so Chileans would not defend themselves. ~13.5k views, 414 comments (almost all positive). A copy sits on the Pistolero channel (dA1xx3-BxJk); this URL is the original.

Max Núñez / Mega Programa Anticomunistas — canal Pistolero

Max Núñez, Pedro Pool y John Cobin mega Programa Anticomunistas 5

Fifth installment of Max Núñez’s mega-program with Pedro Pool. Friendly panel; Cobin on the case and politics.

Fountainhead Forum (FF-364) — canal Pistolero

FF 364 John Cobin on the political situation in Chile, as well as his time in prison there

English interview (~86 min). Chilean politics and the prison years. Also at fountainheadforum.transistor.fm/364.

Digamos la Verdad — canal Pistolero

Digamos la Verdad — John Cobin: no me arrepiento de defenderme

Interview (~56 min). Channel title: he does not regret defending himself.

Max Núñez / Mega Programa Anticomunistas — canal Pistolero

Mega Programa Anticomunistas 4, Max Núñez junto a Pedro Pool y John Cobin

Fourth installment (~97 min) of the Max Núñez / Pedro Pool cycle.

Max Núñez / Mega Programa Anticomunistas — canal Pistolero

Mega Programa Anticomunista 3, Max Núñez junto a Pedro Pool y John Cobin

Third installment (~107 min).

Max Núñez / Mega Programa Anticomunistas — canal Pistolero

Mega Programa Anticomunistas 2, Max Núñez junto a Pedro Pool y John Cobin

Second installment (~116 min).

Max Núñez / Mega Programa Anticomunistas — canal Pistolero

Mega Programa Max Núñez junto a Pedro Pool y John Cobin

First installment of the cycle (~102 min), 15 Aug 2025.

Lanzamiento Llevando la Cruz — canal Pistolero

Lanzamiento 'Llevando la Cruz' con John M. Cobin – historias de injusticia y prisión en Chile 2025

Book launch (~79 min). Prison and injustice account; not a newscast.

Voces Patriotas — canal Pistolero

John Cobin. La Verdad Sobre su Estancia en Prisión — Voces Patriotas

Interview (~72 min) focused on prison, not the 10 Nov shooting.

La Mano Invisible — canal Pistolero

Entrevista con La Mano Invisible

Libertarian interview (~67 min), 5 Aug 2025.

Libertad Sin Vuelta Atrás — canal Pistolero

Libertad Sin Vuelta Atrás: John Cobin Habla Claro – Parte 2

Part 2 (~65 min) of an interview where he “speaks plainly” about the case.

YouTube — El precio de defenderse (canal Pistolero)

El precio de defenderse en Chile: John Cobin rompe el silencio

Pistolero-channel copy (31 Jul) of the original La Vereda TV interview from 29 Jul (ZXI8nnEhLfk). ~49 min.

La Vereda TV

El precio de defenderse en Chile: John Cobin rompe el silencio

Original La Vereda TV interview, 29 Jul 2025 (~49 min). The Pistolero channel posted the same piece two days later (TEMF2uTk814). One of the first long interviews after the sentence; the “breaks the silence” headline is what the tabloids recycle in Aug 2026.

Antonio Arroyo — canal Pistolero

John Cobin entrevistado por Antonio Arroyo

Interview (~42 min) with Antonio Arroyo, 25 Jul 2025.

Viviana / Llevando la Cruz — canal Pistolero

Llevando la cruz, primera parte. Viviana entrevista al profesor Cobin

The longest in the archive (~2 h 37 min). Viviana walks through the book and the case.

Al ritmo de cañón / LA FIRME — canal Pistolero

La historia de John Cobin — Al ritmo de cañón, LA FIRME

Profile/interview on LA FIRME. YouTube flags it as age-gated; the Pistolero-channel link is this one.

Max Núñez — canal Pistolero

Entrevista con Max Núñez

One-on-one with Max Núñez (~96 min), 1 Jul 2025, before the “Anticomunistas” cycle.

Fernando / Partido Libertario de Chile — canal Pistolero

Entrevista con Fernando del Partido Libertario, 18 de junio de 2025

Interview (~44 min) with Fernando of the Libertarian Party, 18 Jun 2025.

Max Núñez — canal Pistolero

Max Núñez entrevista al Gran John Cobin

Another long Max Núñez interview (~122 min), 8 Jun 2025.

Max Núñez con Hermógenes Pérez de Arce — canal Pistolero

Max Núñez junto a Hermógenes Pérez de Arce y John Cobin

Trio (~142 min): Max Núñez, Hermógenes Pérez de Arce, and Cobin. Hermógenes had already written about the case on his blog.

Sebastián Izquierdo — canal Pistolero

Entrevista del Dr. Cobin con Sebastián Izquierdo (A)

First of two copies/parts with Sebastián Izquierdo (~102 min), 4 Jun 2025.

Sebastián Izquierdo — canal Pistolero

Entrevista del Dr. Cobin con Sebastián Izquierdo (B)

Second copy/part with Izquierdo (~108 min). Same day; different length, both URLs kept.

Fernando / Partido Libertario de Chile — canal Pistolero

Entrevista del Dr. Cobin con Fernando del Partido Libertario de Chile. Mayo de 2025

First interview with Fernando of the LP (~60 min), May 2025. A second one is 18 June.

La Tarde en el Ágora — canal Pistolero

John Cobin en La Tarde en el Ágora *EXCLUSIVO* / 01 Abril 2025

Ágora exclusive, 1 April 2025 (~114 min). One of the first long interviews after parole / sentence end. Pistolero-channel copy uploaded 8 Jun.

Wikipedia (en)

John Cobin

Infobox: “blogger, convicted criminal, and social commentator.” Reñaca: “opened fire on Chilean demonstrators… wounding Luis Jesús Ahumada Villegas.” Quotes the court: “the requirements of legitimate defense are not met.” Notes 2025 release and ~6.1-year sentence.

24 Horas (TVN)

El primer indulto rechazado del gobierno de Kast: negó solicitud de condenado por abuso sexual (mención a Cobin)

Cobin is not the story: he appears in a list of rejected pardons. “John Cobin, who was sentenced for shooting at a group of protesters in Reñaca, also applied for a pardon without success.”

X / Twitter (@Info_War_Chile)

Tuit de @Info_War_Chile (1 ene 2024)

2024 tweet (not this week). Included because the link is circulating with the current cycle; wording can vanish if deleted.

T13 (Canal 13)

Corte Suprema rebajó condena de John Cobin por disparos contra manifestantes en Reñaca

Reports the legal win: 11 years down to 6 years + 1 day. Reclassification: frustrated homicide → serious injuries; attempted homicide → property damage. Cites El Mercurio. The headline still says “for shooting at protesters.”

Este recorte es el más próximo a una noticia “a favor” en el corpus chileno: la Suprema no acreditó dolo directo de homicidio.

El Mostrador

Suprema rebaja condena de 11 a 6 años de cárcel de John Cobin, estadounidense que disparó a manifestantes durante el estallido social

Same reclassification. 819 days serious injuries; 301 days damage; 3 years + 1 day unjustified discharge; political disqualification. Still framed as “shot at protesters.”

BioBioChile

Rebajan sentencia a John Cobin, estadounidense condenado por disparos en Reñaca

The most important legal quote in the corpus for the defense thesis: the Second Chamber vacated frustrated/attempted homicide because it was not shown that “the accused acted with direct intent (dolo directo) when firing toward a group of demonstrators.”

Cita textual de la Corte (vía BioBio): no se acreditó dolo directo de homicidio.

Chilevisión

Rebajan condena de John Cobin, el estadounidense que disparó a manifestantes en Reñaca

Same cut. Adds that the correction is because direct intent could not be proven as to hitting one of those present. Cites El Mercurio.

Radio Futuro / Futuro Chile

Corte Suprema rebajó a 6 años la condena de John Cobin

Replacement-sentence breakdown (819 / 301 / 3 years + 1 day). No substitute penalties under Law 18.216 because the total exceeds the legal maximum.

Radio Universidad de Chile

Corte Suprema rebaja condena de John Cobin por disparar a manifestantes en Reñaca

The Radio UChile tag’s main story. Unanimous, 11 → 6 years + 1 day. Keeps unjustified discharge. Key line: “there was no direct intent to kill.”

«no existió ánimo de dolo directo de matar en las acciones desplegadas por Cobin ese día.»

Puranoticia.cl

Corte Suprema rebaja de 11 a 6 años de cárcel la sentencia contra estadounidense que disparó a manifestantes en Reñaca

Regional wire of the Second Chamber ruling. Recasts frustrated homicide → simply serious injuries; attempted homicide → property damage; keeps unjustified discharge. Terms 819 / 301 / 3 years + 1 day.

Recalificación 2021: no dolo directo de matar.

X / Twitter (@aprachile)

Corte Suprema rebaja condena a John Cobin — Radio Agricultura

18 Feb 2021. APRA Araucanía shares Radio Agricultura on the sentence cut. One of the @aprachile tweets that is not in this week’s timeline.

El Mostrador

Ministerio Público en picada contra el proyecto de indulto: asegura que beneficiaría incluso a John Cobin

Abbott and the prosecutors’ council use Cobin as the reason not to pardon estallido defendants: a bill would “vacate… the sentence imposed on John Cobin for frustrated homicide and the Arms Control Act.” Not a case report — political use of his name.

BioBioChile

Sentencian a 11 años de cárcel a John Cobin: disparó a manifestantes durante estallido social

Sentencing at the Viña del Mar oral trial court: 5 years + 1 day (frustrated simple homicide) + 3 years + 1 day (attempted homicide) + 3 years + 1 day (unjustified shots).

T13 (Canal 13)

John Cobin es sentenciado a 11 años de prisión por disparar contra manifestantes en Reñaca

Same sentence. Quotes the Valparaíso Regional Prosecutor’s tweet: 11 years effective prison, broken down as 5+1 / 3+1 / 3+1.

ADN Radio

John Cobin fue condenado a 11 años de cárcel por homicidio frustrado, homicidio tentado y disparos injustificados durante el estallido social

Radio recap of the prosecutor’s breakdown and the @FiscaliaRegionV tweet. Notes that pretrial time counts against the sentence.

Reuters

Former U.S. citizen sentenced in Chile for shooting at protesters

Wire story. “Firing a gun last year into a protest.” Relatively, it does print his video: “I was in fear for my life, being attacked by a violent mob.” Notes he renounced U.S. citizenship in December 2015 and once ran for Congress as a Libertarian (South Carolina).

BioBioChile (English)

US citizen who opened fire on Chilean protestors sentenced to 11 years in prison

English version of the sentence story. “Opened fire on protestors.” Says he was arrested after shooting at people who asked him to get out and dance.

Resumen.cl

John Cobin, autor de disparos a manifestantes en Reñaca, es condenado a 11 años de cárcel

The most hostile item. “Far-right American,” “armed far-right, racist and Christian-fundamentalist group” (League of the South), plus a sneer about “flaite culture” in an “exclusive resort.” Claims friendship with Axel Kaiser and José Antonio Kast.

La Tercera

John Cobin es sentenciado a 11 años de cárcel por disparar a manifestantes en Reñaca

Sentencing write-up. Drafting judge Claudio Correa Zacarías. Three terms 5+1 / 3+1 / 3+1, served shortest first. Guilty since 16 October. In Chile since 1995.

Emol (El Mercurio Online)

Tribunal condena a 11 años de presidio efectivo a John Cobin por disparar a manifestantes en Reñaca

Sentence. Reprints the Valparaíso prosecutor tweet. Notes a year of pretrial detention as a “danger to society.” In Chile since 1995.

Cooperativa

Tribunal sentenció a 11 años de presidio a John Cobin por disparar a manifestantes en Reñaca

Cooperativa sentence brief: guilty of two homicides (frustrated and attempted) plus unjustified discharge; terms served shortest first.

X / Twitter (@aprachile)

El mundo al revés: sentencian a la víctima — 11 años

25 Oct 2020, sentencing day. APRA: “they sentenced the victim.” Quotes T13.

X / Twitter (@aprachile)

John Cobin, víctima transformado en victimario por la justicia izquierdista

23 Oct 2020, two days before the verdict. APRA headline with a clip.

El Mostrador

John Cobin es declarado culpable por tres delitos tras su participación de disparos en la vía pública en medio de manifestaciones durante el estallido social

Guilty verdict (attempted homicide, attempted homicide, unjustified discharge). Prosecution asked 14 years. Describes him getting out and “firing into the air, wounding a person in the leg” — a formula that mixes warning shots and a wound.

24 Horas (TVN)

Condenan por homicidio frustrado y otros delitos a autor de disparos en Reñaca durante manifestaciones

Verdict. Quotes the ruling: first three shots “toward the front, and toward the crowd on the beach”; the fourth toward a person ~8 m away; caliber “capable of killing.” Quotes the prosecutor: self-defense requirements “are not met.” Also restates his account of being boxed in by a mob.

Emol (El Mercurio Online)

Por homicidio frustrado y tentado: Tribunal condena a hombre que disparó durante protestas en Reñaca tras el 18-O

Oral-trial verdict. Court narrative: left home with a Sig Sauer .40 “without a carry permit”; shot from the vehicle into the left thigh; ~100 m later got out and shot the car (Molina) and toward the beach. Acquitted of public disorder. Sentencing 25 October.

Cooperativa

John Cobin fue declarado culpable por disparar a manifestantes en Reñaca

Verdict. Prosecution asked 15 years. Sentencing 25 October at 10:00.

Meganoticias (Mega)

Caso John Cobin | Condenado por homicidio frustrado y dos delitos más durante incidentes en Reñaca

Meganoticias clip on verdict day (16 Oct 2020). Headline: convicted of frustrated homicide plus two more counts. Not the 25 Oct sentence — the guilty verdict.

BioBioChile

Juicio de Cobin: Habría comprado 500 municiones días antes de lo ocurrido, 250 más de lo que declaró

Day two. LABOCAR/experts: 500 rounds purchased, 250 more than he declared. His account (sticks, stones, attempt to overturn the truck) is mentioned, but the angle is the ammo discrepancy and that “not even Carabineros may use firearms at demonstrations.”

El Ilustrado

Revelan la cantidad de armamento que compró John Cobin durante el estallido social

Recap of BioBio: 500 rounds, family WhatsApp, “yellow vests,” and a suggestion the sentence could exceed 17 years. Alarmist tone.

X / Twitter (@aprachile)

A Cobin por defenderse quieren 17 años; en Chile no existe justicia

30 Sep 2020. Contrasts the sentence sought against Cobin with a water-cannon arson defendant released to house arrest.

BioBioChile

Inicia juicio contra John Cobin, quien disparó contra manifestantes en estallido social en Reñaca

Trial opening. Charges: two counts of attempted homicide, unjustified shots, public-order. Airs prosecutor Paola Rojas Caro’s opening. Recycles the 2013 Clinic quotes (Pinochet as “hero in terms of eliminating communism,” Chicago Boys).

24 Horas (TVN) YouTube

Comienza juicio oral a ciudadano estadounidense que disparó contra manifestantes en Reñaca

TVN clip on the day the oral trial opens (28 Sep 2020). Headline: shot at protesters. Distinct from the 16 Oct verdict web story already in the table.

Publimetro

El “pistolero de Reñaca” tendría coronavirus: tribunal pide antecedentes a Gendarmería

Reports possible COVID-19 while in pretrial detention. The headline nickname “Reñaca gunman” is a hostile frame, not a new factual finding.

T13 (Canal 13)

Decretan cierre de la investigación contra John Cobin por dos homicidios frustrados en Reñaca

14 Apr 2020. Judge Loreto León Pinochet closes the investigation: two frustrated homicides + unjustified shots, and adds disturbing public peace (Internal State Security Act). Also orders a transfer to ISV / Van Buren for an eye infection. Court story: he got out and fired; one wounded in the leg, another hid behind his truck.

El Mostrador

Reformalizan con dos nuevos delitos a John Cobin por disparos en Reñaca

Viña guarantee court adds frustrated homicide and unjustified shots. Prosecutor Sandra Obando: Carabineros tests allegedly also affected Molina. Denies self-defense because “there was no longer any aggression to repel” and he “had already moved away.” Pretrial detention kept.

La Tercera Domingo

John Cobin: el camino de un fanático

Long profile. Recalls the 24 Jan 1996 La Estrella de Valparaíso classified ad (“Gringo seeks house and board in Chile”) and a 1998 El Mercurio profile (“crazy gringo”). The headline labels him a “fanatic.” One quoted source says he is “passionate about Chile.”

La Tercera

Cobin, el norteamericano autodenominado libertario que disparó en Reñaca

Charging story for attempted homicide. Prosecutor narrative: refused the “dance or you don’t pass” blockade, got out of the Mahindra, fired. Also prints defense counsel Cristóbal Valenzuela (self-defense, overwhelming fear, “a normal person”).

T13 (Canal 13)

Quién es John Cobin: El estadounidense que le disparó a un manifestante en Reñaca

Day-after profile. Identifies him as a former UNAB professor and neoliberal, and recycles the 2013 Clinic item (League of the South). Quotes a YouTube video from a month earlier in which he displayed a firearm and said a criminal who put him at risk would “most likely lose his life.”

La Tercera

Dictaminan prisión preventiva para John Cobin, formalizado por homicidio frustrado

Charging hearing at Viña del Mar guarantee court. Judge: he “represents a danger to society.” 90-day investigation. (The paper’s URL still has the historic typo “preventina.”)

Emol (El Mercurio Online)

John Cobin, el autodenominado “más neoliberal” de Chile detenido por disparar en Reñaca

Emol day-after profile. Quotes the YouTube video (“I feared for my life,” “I fired several times in the air,” coming from a shooting range) and recycles the 2013 Clinic (neoliberal, Pinochet “in the economic sense,” League of the South, Vergel Libertad).

The Clinic

La defensa del abogado de John Cobin durante formalización: “Si hubiera querido matar, pierda cuidado que lo habría hecho porque es un tirador experto”

Charging hearing. Clinic highlights defense counsel: if he had wanted to kill, he would have, because he is an expert shooter — “he aimed at the leg.” The magazine frames the gathering as a “peaceful and festive” protest.

Chilevisión

Decretan prisión preventiva para John Cobin, autor del tiroteo en Reñaca

CHV charging-hearing brief. Charges: Internal State Security Act and frustrated homicide. Judge: danger to society; 90-day investigation. Same video quotes.

The Washington Post

John Cobin arrested in Chile after shooting protesters in Valparaiso, claiming self-defense

The most-read international clip the day after. Headline: arrested after shooting protesters, claiming self-defense. Lead: U.S.-born economist and “former member of a neo-Confederate group,” so passionate about free markets and Chile that he spent two decades marrying the two. The YouTube video is the quote source.

Reddit r/chile

escapeamericanow — el sitio web de John Cobin, el que disparó a manifestantes en Reñaca

r/chile thread the day after. The angle is not the shooting but his site (then escapeamericanow / policyofliberty). The subreddit uses it as a profile; the thread tone is hostile.

El Mostrador

Decretan prisión preventiva para John Cobin, ciudadano estadounidense que disparó e hirió a un manifestante en Reñaca

Charging hearing at Viña guarantee court. 90-day pretrial detention. Defense: “insurmountable fear”; the range was closed; “if he had wanted to kill… one shot would have been enough” (from 8 meters). Outside, the wounded man’s father (José Luis Ahumada) asks the government to keep him jailed as a signal against the “revolving door.”

El Mostrador

Intendencia de Valparaíso anuncia querella por homicidio frustrado contra John Cobin, autor de los disparos en Reñaca

El Mostrador write-up of intendant Jorge Martínez’s announcement (Emol/BioBio cover the same act). “Self-help is not allowed”; self-defense “would not, in principle, be met”; complaint for frustrated homicide and extremely serious injuries. Closes: those who believe in self-defense “will end up, we hope, in prison.”

La Tercera

Reñaca: sujeto dispara contra manifestantes y deja un herido

La Tercera’s day-of story. Carabineros: stoned for the yellow vest, drew a gun “to defend himself.” Cobin claims the shooting on YouTube: two shots, then two more, “in order to defend myself.” Prosecutor: arrested, detention hearing next day. Wounded man out of danger at Fricke.

Emol (El Mercurio Online)

Intendencia anuncia querella por homicidio frustrado contra sujeto que disparó a manifestante en Reñaca

Intendant Jorge Martínez announces a complaint for frustrated homicide and extremely serious injuries. “Self-help is not allowed… except self-defense which… in principle would not be met here.” Victim named: Luis Jesús Ahumada (33), Fricke, not in vital danger.

BioBioChile

“Chaleco amarillo” hiere a manifestante tras disparar en medio de “el que baila pasa” en Reñaca

BioBio’s day-of brief. Refused to dance, sped up, truck was struck, got out in a yellow vest, 3–5 shots, leg wound to Fricke. OS9 investigating; barricades afterward.

BioBioChile

“Chaleco amarillo” reconoce baleo en Reñaca: “No hice nada mal, legalmente tenía el derecho”

Transcript of the YouTube video (Partido Independencia channel), filmed with PDI at the house. Self-defense, registered gun, “I did nothing wrong, I legally had the right.” Recycles the 2013 Clinic at the end.

BioBioChile

Gobierno se querella por homicidio frustrado contra “chaleco amarillo” que disparó a joven en Reñaca

Intendency complaint (Martínez) for frustrated homicide and extremely serious injuries. Same 3–5-shot sequence. Closes with the video line “I legally had the right.”

Cooperativa

Sujeto disparó contra multitud en Reñaca y dejó una persona herida

Cooperativa’s first alert, 10 Nov 18:40. Leg wound, Fricke, arrested, Monday hearing.

Cooperativa

Severos incidentes se registraron en Reñaca tras manifestación en la playa

The “yellow vest” shots as the trigger for barricades, water cannon, looting, and the Mastrantonio restaurant fire. Does not develop Cobin’s account; the angle is the disorder afterward.

The Clinic

John Cobin: Gringo supremacista blanco se atribuyó disparos contra manifestantes en Reñaca en streaming por Youtube

Clinic’s day-of piece. Headline: “white-supremacist gringo.” Plate ID via Nicolás Sepúlveda / CIPER. Recycles the 2013 profile. Recovers the YouTube video Cobin posted then took down: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-G707Xtsjeo

YouTube (video recuperado por The Clinic)

Video de John Cobin el 10 nov 2019 (self-defense / PDI en la casa) — -G707Xtsjeo

The same-day video, PDI at the house. Thesis: feared for his life, fired in the air/floor, registered gun, coming from the range. Source of almost every 2019 quote. Clinic re-hosted it after the original vanished.

Chilevisión

Quién es John Cobin, el “chaleco amarillo” que disparó contra manifestantes en Reñaca

CHV day-of profile. Conservative, “most neoliberal person,” Pinochet admirer, Chicago Boys friend. Quotes the stream: mob rocking the truck, four shots, “he did nothing wrong.” “Peaceful” protest of 5,000.

La Opinión Online

Traducción del video de John Cobe tras disparar a manifestante en Reñaca

Spanish translation of the YouTube video (they misspell the name “Cobe”). Useful because the original came down. Account: shooting range, mob rocking the truck, two shots then two more, a thigh hit.

The Clinic

John Cobin, el gringo que quiere “colonizar” Curacaví: “No hay una persona más neoliberal que yo en este país”

Claudio Pizarro profile, six years before Reñaca. Frames Cobin as an extreme neoliberal, evangelical, and Pinochet admirer, and flags prior membership in California’s League of the South (which the magazine links to white supremacism — he denies racism in the same interview). Also covers the Vergel Libertad settlement idea in Curacaví.