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...

Peltier was born on September 12, 1944, [15] at the Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation of the Turtle Mountain Chippewa near Belcourt, North Dakota.He was one of 13 children. [16] His parents divorced when he was four years old, [17] with Leonard and his sister Betty Ann living with their paternal grandparents Alex and Mary Dubois …

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.

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.

Jan 20, 2025 · Just moments before leaving office, U.S. President Joe Biden commuted the life sentence of Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, who was convicted in the 1975 killings of two FBI agents. Peltier...

Jan 21, 2025 · WASHINGTON, D.C. - After nearly 50 years in federal prison, Leonard Peltier is free to go home. On Monday, outgoing President Joe Biden commuted the The American Indian activist Leonard Peltier, who was convicted of killing two FBI agents, has received clemency.

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 ...

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....

Jan 20, 2025 · After fleeing to Canada and being extradited to the United States, Peltier was convicted of two counts of first-degree murder and sentenced in 1977 to life in prison, despite defense...

Jan 20, 2025 · WASHINGTON ― With literally minutes left in his presidency, Joe Biden on Monday granted clemency to Leonard Peltier, the ailing Native American rights activist whom the U.S. government put in prison nearly 50 years ago after a trial riddled with misconduct and lies.