Leonard Peltier - Wikipedia
Leonard Peltier (born September 12, 1944) is a Native American activist and member of the American Indian Movement (AIM) who was convicted of two counts of first degree murder in the deaths of two Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents in a June 26, 1975, shooting on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota.
RESMURS Case (Reservation Murders) - FBI
On June 26, 1975, FBI Agents Jack Coler and Ronald Williams were murdered by Leonard Peltier at Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. In 1977, Peltier was found guilty of first-degree...
Leonard Peltier denied parole for 1975 killings of FBI agents in South …
Jul 2, 2024 · Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, who has spent most of his life in prison since his conviction in the 1975 killings of two FBI agents in South Dakota, has been denied parole.
Biden grants Leonard Peltier clemency | South Dakota Public …
Jan 20, 2025 · After nearly 50 years in federal prison, Leonard Peltier is free to go home. On Monday, outgoing President Joe Biden commuted the sentence of the Native American activist for his role in a 1970s shootout with FBI agents on the Pine Ridge Reservation. Peltier will serve the remainder of his sentence on home confinement.
Leonard Peltier, serving life term for murder of two FBI agents in …
Jun 14, 2024 · Native activist Leonard Peltier was convicted in 1977 of fatally shooting two FBI agents on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. The American Indian Movement and others say he is...
Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier denied parole for 1975 killings …
Jul 2, 2024 · Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier has been denied parole after spending most of his life in prison since his conviction in the 1975 killings of two FBI agents in South Dakota.
Human rights expert welcomes clemency for Indigenous activist Leonard …
Jan 24, 2025 · The UN independent expert on the rights of Indigenous Peoples on Thursday welcomed the decision by outgoing US President Joe Biden to grant clemency to Leonard Peltier, an Indigenous leader who...
Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier has first parole hearing in a ... - NPR
Jun 10, 2024 · Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, who has spent most of his life in prison since his conviction in the 1975 killings of two FBI agents in South Dakota, has a parole hearing Monday at a...
The wait begins for Leonard Peltier • South Dakota Searchlight
Jun 12, 2024 · Peltier is currently serving two consecutive life sentences at Coleman Maximum Security in Florida after being convicted of aiding and abetting in the murder of two FBI agents on June 26, 1975, at the Jumping Bull Ranch in South Dakota.
Leonard Peltier: Biden commutes sentence of Indigenous activist …
Jan 21, 2025 · In one of his last acts before leaving office, former President Joe Biden commuted the life sentence of Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, convicted in the 1975 killings of two FBI agents....