Posner begins the discussion covering how his work as a lawyer prompted him to research and write about Mengele. Posner and Connie spend the first interview segment talking about the people who influenced, mentored, and supported Mengele throughout his life, from Auschwitz to South America. Posner also discusses how proud Mengele was of his work, that he believed utterly in the idea of the master race, and that his “medical research” was necessary and vital. Posner believes that had Mengele been brought to trial he would have openly admitted what he did and would have, without hesitation, defended his actions and the actions of the Nazi regime. In the second interview segment, Posner covers the hunt for Mengele post-war, a hunt he describes as a “Keystone cop” operation, and a hunt he believes the West Germany government did not persecute with the full force of the law.
Mengele, Josef, 1911-1979 Auschwitz (Concentration camp) War criminals - Germany - Biography Physicians - Germany - Biography World war, 1939-1945 - Atrocities Human experimentation in medicine
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U-matic tape: Excerpt of show with Martinson interviewing Gerald Posner before commercial break and Elizabeth Chiu King after the break
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