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This is Renegade Files Episode 102, Ruby Ridge: The Siege, The FBI, and an American Tragedy.

The story of Ruby Ridge remains one of the most important and misunderstood confrontations in modern American history. In this episode, we break down the full sequence of events that led a remote Idaho family and multiple federal agencies into a deadly standoff watched by the nation.

Learn how a disputed firearms charge, an incorrect court date, and a series of escalating decisions created a situation no one intended, but that no one stopped.

Examine government surveillance, tragic encounters in the woods, the controversial rules of engagement, and the results that rewrote the rulebooks.

From the courtroom revelations to the Senate investigation that followed, this episode sheds light on how procedural failures, miscommunication, and fear shaped the outcome at every stage.

This is not a sensational retelling, but a clear, factual investigation into a consequential moment when individual liberty faced federal might. To understand Ruby Ridge is to understand the fragile balance between freedom, authority, and accountability in America.

Travel with me now back to 1992 to investigate Ruby Ridge: The Siege, The FBI, and an American Tragedy.

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