Part of the Progressive myth about Chilean Marxist Salvador Allende was that Pinochet’s troops executed him. Well like his ideological soul mate Che Guevara, it trunks out he went out like a mouse. An new autopsy confirms that rather than dying a heroic death, he did what cowards do. Allende killed himself.

SANTIAGO, Chile –  A scientific autopsy has confirmed that Chilean President Salvador Allende committed suicide during the 1973 coup that toppled his socialist government, court officials announced on Tuesday.

British ballistics expert David Prayer said Allende died of two shots fired from an assault rifle that was held between his legs and under his chin and was set to fire automatically. The bullets blew out the top of his head and killed him instantly.

Prayer said there were two bullets fired, two casings recovered and that there is no evidence a second person was involved in Allende’s death. That ruled out theories that Allende, the first socialist in the Americas to come to power at the ballot box, was killed by the military as troops stormed the presidential palace during the coup led by Gen. Augusto Pinochet.