At 8:45 p.m. on Sept. 12, 1992, a special Peruvian police undercover unit captured Abimael Guzman, leader of the fanatical Maoist guerrilla group known as Shining Path, in his hideout on a quiet, middle-class street in Lima. The fall of one of the 20th century&#039s most elusive terrorists made headlines around the world and proved decisive in a war that had cost 25,000 lives since Shining Path launched it in 1980. Many more might have died if Shining Path ever took power.Full Story