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 to leave prison after 50 years as Biden grants ...
Jan 20, 2025 · Peltier, 80, has spent nearly 50 years in federal prison after being convicted for the 1975 deaths of two FBI agents on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. He has maintained his innocence throughout his imprisonment.
Leonard Peltier Case Facts - Free Leonard.org
Leonard Peltier was convicted for the deaths of two FBI agents who died during a 1975 shoot-out on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. Mr. Peltier has been in prison for over 29 years.
Leonard Peltier | Trial, Facts, Imprisonment, & Commutation
Feb 1, 2025 · 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.
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...
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...
Leonard Peltier, Native activist imprisoned for nearly 50 years, …
Jun 9, 2024 · Native American activist and federal prisoner Leonard Peltier, who has maintained his innocence in the murders of two FBI agents almost half a century ago, is due for a full parole hearing...
Biden Commutes Leonard Peltier’s Prison Sentence - The New …
Jan 20, 2025 · “If there were ever a case that merited compassionate release, Leonard Peltier’s was it,” said Senator Brian Schatz of Hawaii, the top Democrat on the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, who ...