David Lane (white supremacist)
American white supremacist and criminal (1938–2007) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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David Eden Lane (November 2, 1938 – May 28, 2007) was an American domestic terrorist, white separatist,[1] neo-Nazi,[2] and a convicted felon.[3][4][5] A member of the terrorist organization The Order, he was convicted and sentenced to 190 years in prison for racketeering, conspiracy, and the violation of the civil rights of Alan Berg, a Jewish radio talk show host, who prosecutors claimed was murdered by a member of the group via a drive-by shooting with Lane acting as driver, though they were unsuccessful in getting murder convictions.[6][7] He died while still incarcerated at the Federal Correctional Complex in Terre Haute, Indiana.[8]
David Lane | |
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 Lane in 2007 | |
| Born | David Eden Lane (1938-11-02)November 2, 1938 Woden, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | May 28, 2007(2007-05-28) (aged 68) |
| Other names | Wodensson |
| Occupation | Real estate broker |
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| Spouses |
Katja Maddox (m. 1994) |
| Criminal status | Deceased |
| Allegiance | The Order |
| Motive | White nationalism, extermination of Jews |
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| Criminal penalty | De facto life imprisonment (190 years in prison)[lower-alpha 1] |
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| Victims | Alan Harrison Berg, aged 50 |
Lane coined the "Fourteen Words", a well known white supremacist slogan in North America. He has been described by the Southern Poverty Law Center as "one of the most important ideologues of contemporary white supremacy".[3]