Bigfoot for Breakfast

Ruby Ridge - Part One

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A family goes into the mountains of Idaho to live an off-the-grid separatist life and ended up getting the attention of the federal government.  The long line of mistakes made on both sides of the fence and the resulting conflict will go down in history as a giant mark on the reputation of the federal government.    ADL. Fighting Hate for Good. White Separatism. https://www.adl.org/resources/glossary-terms/white-separatism **Weaver Turned Racist in the West, Friend Says. Associated Press. 05/16/1993. https://www.adl.org/resources/glossary-terms/white-separatism **Militant Relives Idaho Tragedy for Senators: Probe: Randy Weaver Admits Ruby Ridge Errors, Seeks “Accountability”. Robert L. Jackson. 09/07/1995. https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-09-07-mn-43224-story.html **Excerpts from the Testimony of Kenneth Fadeley, ATF Undercover Agent. https://www.famous-trials.com/rubyridge/1165-fadeleytestimony Ruby Ridge Report issued by the Office of Professional Responsibility. https://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/opr/legacy/2006/11/09/rubyreport40_84.pdf Ruby Ridge (Weaver) Trial (1993). Famous Trials. Professor Douglas O. Linder. http://www.famous-trials.com/rubyridge Ruby Ridge: Sara Weaver Discusses Inside Details of Siege – Part 1 – Crime Watch Daily. True Crime Daily. June 1, 2016. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVLxdWwGB0I Ruby Ridge: Sara Weaver Discusses Inside Details of Siege – Part 2 – Crime Watch Daily. True Crime Daily. June 1, 2016. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SC820Ii_RxM Negotiator Bo Gritz Reports Vicki Weaver’s Death. The Spokesman-Review. 08/28/1992. Jess Walter and J. Todd Foster. https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1992/aug/28/negotiator-bo-gritz-reports-vicki-weavers-death/ U.S. Department of Justice. Report of the Ruby Ridge Task Force to the Office of Professional Responsibility of Investigation of Allegations of Improper Governmental Conduct in the Investigation, Apprehension and Prosecution of Randall C. Weaver and Kevin L. Harris. June 10, 1994. Report.

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