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  Brown, Keith, 25–26, 27, 40, 43, 48, 62, 195, 259–60, 262, 321–26, 369, 376, 377, 382

  Brown, Tony, 139, 188, 254, 255, 373

  Bruders Schweigen, 67–69, 70, 75, 81, 276

  Burroughs, Edgar Rice, 16

  Bush, George H.W., 158

  Butler, Richard Girnt, 66, 67, 68, 70, 71, 74, 84, 94, 99, 101, 102, 112, 139–40, 141, 246–47, 400

  Byerly, Herb, 79, 81, 82, 86, 89, 101–5, 109, 116–19, 123, 124–25, 303, 365

  Caduff, Lorenz, 10–11, 188, 220–21, 235, 239–40, 253–54, 257–59

  Caduff, Wasiliki, 257–59

  Carlson, C. C., 28

  Christian Identity, 4, 13, 56–57, 58–59, 66–67, 68, 70, 99, 109–10, 111

  Christianity:

  born-again, 31, 32, 35

  fundamentalist, 55–56

  survivalist, 40, 41–42, 44, 45–47, 56–57,

  Clark, Ramsay, 391, 392, 395, 397

  Clinton, Bill, 394

  Cluff, Jack, 139, 140, 141, 143

  Constitution, U.S., 18, 97, 140, 270, 304, 313, 363, 381, 384, 385, 386, 392, 395, 396

  Cooper, David, 255–56, 261, 324, 383, 392, 393

  Cooper, Larry, 159, 160–61, 163–80, 191, 211–12, 213, 228, 278, 311, 330

  in Ruby Ridge shoot-out, 290–96, 319–20, 344, 345, 348, 385, 390

  Coulson, Danny, 182, 192–93, 305, 379, 383, 387

  cross burnings, 68, 75, 147

  Cutler, Elden “Bud,” 72–73, 114, 276

  Degan, Karen, 163, 179, 227

  Degan, William, 159, 160–61

  death of, 170–74, 175, 178–80, 182, 183,

  190, 198, 199, 213, 218, 223, 228, 275,

  276–85, 290–96, 308, 313, 319, 329, 331,

  340–46, 350–51, 360–61, 364, 367, 369,

  371, 385

  in Ruby Ridge shoot-out, 163–74, 175,

  178–80

  Duke, David, 234

  Dundon, Dan, 45

  Ekstrom, Lonnie, 98

  Ellison, James, 74

  Ellsworth, Maurice, 128, 150, 152, 275, 279–80, 304

  Evans, John, 64

  Evans, Ron, 128–30, 133, 136–37, 144, 145, 312

  Fackler, Martin, 344–46

  Fadeley, Kenneth, 76–90, 100–109, 111–13, 115, 117, 119, 131, 218–19, 274, 297–301, 303, 365, 384

  Falwell, Jerry, 31, 32

  Feast of the Trumpets, 50, 249, 254

  Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), 4, 66–72, 73, 74, 75, 113–15, 198–254, 256, 325, 394

  ATF vs., 71–72, 308, 309

  congressional investigation of, 385–86

  Hostage Rescue Team (HRT) of, 151, 159,

  183, 184–97, 203–4, 206, 211–12, 213,

  225, 244–45, 299, 305–9, 333–35, 360,

  380, 390, 391

  Randy Weaver investigated by, 64–65,

  69–70, 314

  Ruby Ridge operations of, 2, 12–13,

  198–254, 278, 305–9

  rules of engagement of, 183–87, 191–96,

  223, 280, 284, 305–7, 317, 332–35, 336,

  338, 379–81, 383–84, 389, 395–96

  Weaver-Harris trial and, 305–9, 338–39,

  347, 370, 385–86

  Federal Siege at Ruby Ridge (Randall Weaver

  and Sara Weaver), 392–93

  Fischer, Leonhard, 356–57

  Flenor, Mary, 356–57, 358, 364

  Flynn, Carolee, 34, 38, 39–40, 43–44, 46–47, 60

  Flynn, Karen, 356, 357, 360, 364, 366

  Flynn, Ray, 228

  Fort, Tommy, 265–66, 278

  Freeh, Louis, 379, 380, 386, 394, 399

  Gilman, Garry, 268, 273, 281, 343, 374

  Glenn, Gene, 184–85, 186, 191–93, 204, 218, 235–36, 237, 244, 248, 250–53, 262, 383, 387, 394

  Gray, Mike, 189

  Great Tribulation, 41, 43, 45, 50, 52, 55, 98, 121

  Grider, Bill, 109–10, 111, 115–16, 131, 132, 134, 141–42, 144, 146, 153, 187, 189, 239, 254, 309, 310, 313

  Grider, Eric, 109, 111

  Grider, Judy, 109–10, 115–16, 120, 127, 131, 139, 141–42, 146, 187, 238

  Gritz, Bo, 233–49, 250, 251, 252, 253, 264, 267, 285–86, 324–25, 372–73

  Group, The, 44–45

  Gunderson, Steve, 117–19, 123, 146

  Haag, Lucien, 346, 389, 390

  Hagerman, Gena, 361

  Harden, Quentin, 391–92

  Harris, Kevin, 3, 60–61, 135, 136, 146, 153, 154, 156, 196, 199, 275, 374, 393–94

  first trial of, see Weaver-Harris trial

  in Ruby Ridge shoot-out, 166, 168–74, 177,

  182, 195, 228–29, 241, 278–85, 319–20,

  328–31, 340–46, 348, 371, 389–90

  in Ruby Ridge standoff, 5, 6–7, 13, 181, 186,

  192, 198, 200, 262, 276–77, 279, 282

  second trial of, 389–90

  testimony of, 340–43, 346–47, 362

  wounding of, 5, 6–7, 170, 171–74, 201–3,

  204, 207, 208, 214, 224, 229, 231, 236,

  237, 238, 241, 242–43, 332, 335–39,

  380–81

  Hart, Lance, 123–24, 221, 303

  Harvey, Paul, 231

  Hatfield, Cyril, 354, 356, 357, 358, 359, 361, 363

  Hazen, Les, 204

  Heery, Cornelius James, 228

  Helterbran, Eunice, 356, 358, 361, 362, 363, 364, 366

  Hitler, Adolf, 9, 75, 102, 114

  Hoffinger, Adam, 391

  Hoffman, Dorothy, 357, 358, 359, 360, 366, 369

  Hofmeister, Everett, 94, 114, 125, 131, 139–40, 141, 369–70

  Hoover, J. Edgar, 66, 190

  Horiuchi, Lon, 7, 185–86, 195–97, 200–202, 206, 210, 218, 222, 250, 306, 317, 332, 333, 335–39, 343–44, 349, 373, 379, 380–81, 383–84, 385, 386, 389, 390–92, 395–97, 399

  Howarth, Chuck, 101–2, 106

  Howen, Ron, 72–74, 114–15, 264, 265–67, 274–82, 283, 285, 287, 289, 290–92, 293, 296–97, 305–9, 313, 318–20, 328, 331–32, 338–39, 346, 347–50, 357, 361, 365, 367, 369–70

  Ruby Ridge standoff and, 25, 144–45, 152,

  190, 310

  Hudson, Henry, 149–51, 158, 181, 184, 228, 235, 278

  Hunt, Dave, 130, 131–34, 227–28, 309–11, 349, 357, 367, 368, 370, 388

  negotiations of, 136–37, 143–45, 146,

  151–52

  Ruby Ridge shoot-out and, 167–68, 172–80,

  181, 282

  in Ruby Ridge standoff, 7–9, 150, 158, 159,

  165–66, 189–90, 193, 194, 211–13, 225,

  251

  SOG team requested by, 136–39, 143, 162

  Idaho State Police Crisis Response Team (CRT), 176, 178, 319–20

  Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 85, 88, 89, 110, 115, 116

  Jeppeson, Alan, 143–46, 148, 152, 153, 309

  Jesus Christ, 16, 20, 29, 40, 43, 46, 50, 58

  Jews:

  as “children of Satan,” 2, 13, 46, 60, 67, 247

  political influence of, 7, 67, 69, 84

  prejudice against, 2, 36, 43, 46, 60, 67–68,

  84, 116, 141, 268, 269

  Johnson, Mike, 143, 149–52, 181, 184–85, 191,

  203–4, 218, 251–52

  Jones, Wayne, 125, 246

  Jordison, David, 11–18, 40, 41, 47–48, 59–61, 91–94, 132, 134–35, 146, 193–95, 218–19, 237, 241, 254, 261, 321–22, 378

  Jordison, Jeane, 11, 14, 15–16, 40, 59–61, 91–94, 132, 134–35, 141, 146, 193–95, 218–19, 237, 241, 254, 261, 321–22, 378

  Jordison, Lanny, 11, 14, 27, 40, 47, 48, 49, 195, 218, 237, 261, 378

  Jordison, Melanie, 27, 48

  Joy, Marnis, 230–33

  Judgment Day, 16, 29, 33, 40, 41

  Jurgensen, Mark, 157, 159, 167–68, 179, 180

  Justice Department, U.S.:

  alleged coverup by, 3, 207, 224, 235, 279,

  305–9, 320, 380

  Ruby Ridge stand
off as handled by, 175,

  181–84, 278, 279–80

  Ruby Ridge standoff reviewed by, 193, 306,

  376–81, 383–84, 389, 394

  see also Federal Bureau of Investigation

  Kahl, Gordon, 99, 129, 206

  Kahoe, E. Michael, 183, 305, 306–7, 379, 383, 389

  “kill zone,” 45, 115, 277, 313–14, 350

  King, Martin Luther, Jr., 71, 77

  Kinnison, Terry, 57, 58, 63–64, 69, 70, 94–95, 120, 314

  Klang, Carl, 286

  Kootenai County Task Force on Human

  Relations, 70–71, 73, 95

  Koresh, David, 299

  Kozinski, Alex, 395, 396

  Ku Klux Klan, 66, 71, 74, 75, 102, 234, 257, 325

  Kumnick, Frank, 57, 65, 74–90, 92, 99, 100–101, 104, 113, 119, 120, 298, 300

  Kumnick, Mary Lou, 57, 87

  Lanceley, Fred, 5–6, 12–13, 186–87, 193, 204–5, 211, 213–17, 222–26, 230–33, 236, 243–45, 248

  Lindquist, Kim, 275, 277, 278, 283, 285, 289, 305–8, 311, 316–19, 320, 328, 330, 333, 335–36, 337, 343, 346, 347–51, 357, 365, 367, 368, 370

  Lindsey, Hal, 28–29, 32, 36, 37

  Lodge, Edward, 285, 296–98, 299, 304–5, 311–15, 318, 319–20, 343–47, 352, 355, 360–65, 368, 369–70, 392

  Long, Terry, 74

  Luther, Dave, 22

  McGuckin, JoAnn, 399–400

  McLamb, Jack, 235, 239, 242, 243–44, 248, 249, 250, 325, 372

  McVeigh, Timothy, 2–3, 375, 391, 393, 398–99, 400

  Magisono, Gustav Anthony, see Fadeley, Kenneth

  Manis, Wayne, 66–67, 68, 69, 70, 217–18, 250–52, 256

  Marcos, Imelda, 272–73, 346

  Margolis, David, 280

  Marshals Service, U.S., 128–80

  congressional investigation of, 385

  FBI vs., 151, 190, 211–12, 307, 308, 309

  Ruby Ridge operation of, 151–80, 183–84,

  278, 316–17, 350

  Special Operations Group (SOG) of,

  136–39, 150, 159, 160–80, 184, 290

  Martinez, Thomas, 72

  Mathews, Ellison, 128, 274, 281, 316, 331, 332,

  334–35, 343, 374

  Mathews, Robert, 67–68, 69, 74, 217, 246–47

  Mays, Warren, 130, 131, 144–45

  Metzger, Tom, 74

  Miles, Robert, 74, 75, 95–96

  Militia of Montana, 102, 247

  Milligan, John, 22, 25

  Mitchell, Dorothy, 354–55, 356, 357, 358, 359,

  360, 367, 369

  Montana Freeman standoff, 372, 393

  Morlin, Bill, 147–48, 209

  Mormons, 15, 24, 27, 29, 40, 67

  Native Americans, 10, 53, 62

  Neal, David, 319–20, 329

  Nelson, Steve, 112–14

  neo-Nazis, 9, 10, 56–57, 70, 84, 302, 312, 335

  Nevin, David, 72–73, 264–67, 274, 341–43, 374–75

  as Harris’s defense lawyer, 263–64, 274–75,

  278, 279, 280–85, 287, 289, 292–95, 301,

  302, 311, 316, 319, 327, 328–29, 333, 338,

  340–43, 346–47, 351, 355, 362, 367–68,

  389–90

  New World Order, 41, 70, 247

  Norris, Frank, 159, 161, 162, 168, 172–73, 176–77, 280, 284, 290, 330–31, 364

  Oklahoma City bombing, 2–3, 74, 286, 372, 375, 382–83, 391, 393, 397, 398–99

  One World Government, 6, 97, 127, 136, 141, 144, 153, 155, 205, 229, 240

  Operation Alaska, 248

  Operation Northern Exposure, 151–80,

  183–84, 278, 316–17, 350

  Order, The, 67–73, 75, 76, 79, 84, 85, 86, 114, 128, 132, 133, 217, 218, 246–47, 252, 276, 277, 279, 398

  Order II, The, 73–74, 76, 84, 114, 125, 133, 276, 277, 279

  Perez, Tony, 158, 175, 176, 181, 316–17

  Peterson, Chuck, 267–69, 273, 274, 278–81, 299–303, 316, 317, 326, 327–28, 341, 345, 347, 349, 362, 365, 374

  Pierce, Barb, 60, 189, 263–64

  Pierce, Brian, 60, 189, 263–64

  Pierce, William, 74, 398

  Potts, Larry, 181, 182–84, 192, 193, 305–6, 380, 383, 387, 394

  “Queen of Babylon” letters, 127–29, 131, 304, 305, 350

  Rampton, Gregory, 293

  Rau, Ruth, 52, 54, 110, 111, 115–16, 120–21, 139, 152, 174, 184, 314

  Rau, Wayne, 52, 54, 110, 115–16, 120–21, 158

  Reagan, Ronald, 63, 64–65, 69, 70, 119, 277

  Reno, Janet, 380–81, 391

  Reorganized Church of the Latter-Day Saints

  (RLDS), 15, 24, 27, 29, 40, 260

  Reynolds, John, 254

  Richins, Karl, 303

  Roderick, Arthur, 150, 151, 156–59, 162, 164–65, 168–69, 170, 174, 175–80, 182, 191, 211–12, 213, 282, 290, 315, 317, 319, 328–30, 344, 361, 371

  Roethler, Mike, 35, 46, 47, 60

  Rogers, Richard, 181–86, 191–92, 204, 206, 211, 213, 236, 240–41, 299, 306, 332, 333–35, 379–80, 387

  Rost, Frank, 357, 366

  Ruby Ridge standoff, 5–13, 198–254

  assault team in, 185–86, 196, 205–6, 210–11,

  213–14, 222, 225, 244–45, 248

  ATF operations in, 9, 221–22

  congressional investigation of, 3, 383–87,

  388, 392

  coverup of, 3, 207, 224, 235, 279, 305–9,

  320, 380

  evidence at scene of, 243, 244, 249, 252–53,

  331–32, 385, 388–89

  FBI operations in, 2, 12–13, 198–254, 278,

  305–9

  government mismanagement of, 3–4, 252,

  256, 275, 317, 333–35, 341, 351–53, 363,

  377–81, 383–87

  Gritz’s role in, 233–49, 250, 251, 252, 253,

  264, 267

  media coverage of, 3, 9–10, 147–49, 153,

  154, 188, 209, 217, 219, 220, 221, 228–29,

  234, 239, 252, 253–54, 344, 374, 377

  negotiations in, 5–6, 8, 12–13, 136–37,

  143–45, 146, 151–52, 191, 193, 203–5,

  211, 212, 214–17, 222–26, 230–49

  political impact of, 2–3, 257, 371–72,

  396–97

  Randy Weaver’s surrender in, 183, 192,

  232–54

  rules of engagement in, 183–87, 191–96,

  223, 280, 284, 305–7, 317, 332–35, 336,

  338, 379–81, 383–84, 389, 395–96

  shoot-out in, 8, 166–80, 388–90

  snipers in, 3, 7, 165, 166, 184, 185–86,

  195–97, 200–204, 206, 210, 222, 236, 247,

  250, 261–62, 275, 284, 288, 306, 317,

  332–39, 343–44, 373, 379, 380–84, 386,

  390–97

  tactical operations in, 138–39, 150–51,

  182–83, 225, 244–45, 248

  trial for, see Weaver-Harris trial

  U.S. Marshals’ operation in, 151–80,

  183–84, 278, 316–17, 350

  Weaver children in, 150–51, 183, 194, 236,

  237, 242, 248–49, 256, 315, 317

  Weavers’ supplies in, 6, 46, 198–99, 239–40

  white separatists at, 7, 9–11, 174, 182–83,

  184, 187–89, 209–10, 212, 217, 220–22,

  235, 238–39, 246–48, 257

  Rudolph, Eric, 372

  Schmierer, Janet, 357, 358, 359, 363

  Scutari, Richard, 74, 75

  Seattle disco bombing, 113–15

  Secret Service, U.S., 24, 64–65, 69–70, 94

  Senate Judiciary Committee, 383–87, 388, 392

  Sessions, William, 181, 235, 253

  Sigloh, Ruth, 356, 366

  skinheads, 67, 74, 99, 112, 114, 220–22, 239, 247, 248, 249, 252–56, 261, 262, 285–86, 302–3

  Smith, Wayne “Duke,” 175, 176, 181, 183–85, 186, 190, 332–33

  Soviet Union, 29, 36, 102

  Speci
al Forces, U.S., 13, 23, 80, 96, 133, 212, 234

  Spence, Gerry, 270–73, 377–78, 380, 384

  Nevin’s association with, 264, 274, 341–43,

  375

  reputation of, 264, 267–68, 270–73, 302, 374

  as Weaver’s defense lawyer, 3, 267–70, 274,

  275, 279, 281, 285–91, 295–96, 299, 301,

  304–5, 309–18, 320, 326–38, 341–47, 349,

  351–56, 359, 361, 362, 365, 367, 368, 369

  Spence, Kent, 268–69, 273, 285, 316

  Sprungl, Greg, 388–89, 390, 396

  Striker (Weavers’ dog), 154, 165, 167–69, 173–74, 178, 182, 187, 222, 228, 261, 280–88, 290, 293–95, 296, 312–317, 320, 327–31, 344, 355, 361, 378

  Sukenik, Ron, 116

  Supreme Court, U.S., 41, 397

  SWAT teams, 4, 159, 175, 176, 184

  Swift, Wesley, 66

  Tanner, Steve, 57, 98, 110, 120

  Tate, David, 132

  Taylor, John Ross, 74

  Thomas, Joe, 159, 161, 168, 172, 174, 176, 179, 180, 189–90

  Todd, John, 43–44

  Torrence, George, 312

  Trochmann, Carolyn, 147, 247

  Trochmann, David, 101–2, 106, 247

  Trueman, Vaughan, 35, 45, 46, 313–14

  Turner Diaries, The (Pierce), 74, 398

  Valentino, Rico, 111–12, 114, 115

  Vietnam War, 22–23, 26, 27, 31–32, 209–10, 234, 244, 247–48, 370–71

  Waco standoff (1993), 2, 299, 325, 334, 374, 379–80, 383, 389, 390, 397, 398

  Wassmuth, Bill, 73

  Waxman, Seth, 395

  Weaver, Clarence, 20–21, 219

  Weaver, Elisheba Anne, 146–47, 153, 154, 155,

  166, 178, 194, 195, 247

  after Ruby Ridge, 254, 261, 324, 326, 381,

  382, 392

  in Ruby Ridge standoff, 200, 203, 206, 208,

  214–15, 216, 219, 222, 224, 230, 240, 241,

  250

  Weaver, John Harris, 357, 359–65, 366, 367

  Weaver, Rachel Miriam, 43, 48, 58, 61, 93, 94, 147, 154–55, 156, 199, 206, 287–88, 315, 323–24, 355

  after Ruby Ridge, 254, 259–61, 321–22,

  326–27, 349, 369, 375–76, 377, 381, 382,

  392

  in Ruby Ridge standoff, 5, 203, 207, 240,

  241, 248, 250, 251

  Weaver, Randy, 93–95, 96–99, 102–11, 123–30, 131, 136, 137, 138, 143–44, 165, 324–25, 372

  as Christian fundamentalist, 4, 20–21,

  28–30, 34–47, 58–61, 67, 70, 81, 87,

  98–99, 100, 109–11, 132–33, 140, 141,

  313–14

  finances of, 47, 53–54, 57, 94–95, 100, 102,

  103, 106–7, 120, 121, 122–23, 125, 135

  first arrest of, 123–27, 128, 147, 153

  first trial of, 3, 73, 249, 303

  as fugitive, 151, 212, 277, 356, 364

  government feared by, 4, 29–30, 36, 43, 52,