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...
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.
Biden Grants Leonard Peltier Clemency in Killings of FBI Agents
Jan 20, 2025 · In a final act of clemency on Monday, President Joe Biden commuted the life sentence of an Indigenous activist convicted in the 1975 killings of two FBI agents. Leonard Peltier, who was...
Biden commutes sentence for Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier ...
Jan 20, 2025 · One of the last acts of President Biden before he left office was to commute the sentence of jailed Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier. Peltier had been serving two life sentences, convicted of killing two FBI agents at Wounded Knee, South Dakota in 1975.
Biden’s FBI director expressed ‘vehement' opposition to Leonard Peltier ...
Jan 20, 2025 · Before former President Joe Biden commuted the life sentence of Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier on Monday, he received a warning from outgoing FBI Director Christopher Wray. Peltier...
Leonard Peltier denied parole for 1975 killings of FBI agents in …
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.
Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier denied parole for 1975 ... - CNN
Jul 2, 2024 · Leonard Peltier, the Indigenous activist convicted of the 1975 murders of two FBI agents, has been denied parole from federal prison, his attorney told CNN on Tuesday. Peltier, 79, has long...
Leonard Peltier | Trial, Facts, Imprisonment, & Commutation
5 days ago · Leonard Peltier is an American Indian activist who, after becoming one of the best-known indigenous rights activists in North America, was convicted in 1977 of having murdered two FBI agents. His life sentence was commuted by Pres. Joe Biden in 2025.
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....
Biden commutes life sentence of Leonard Peltier, Native …
Jan 22, 2025 · Joe Biden, in one of his final acts as president Monday, commuted the life sentence of Native American rights activist Leonard Peltier, who was convicted of killing two FBI agents on the Pine ...