Rice/Poindexter Case
David Rice (now known as Mondo we Langa) and Edward Poindexter were charged and convicted of the murder of Omaha Police Officer Larry Minard. Minard died when a suitcase containing dynamite exploded in a North Omaha home on August 17, 1970. Officer John Tess was also injured in the explosion.
Poindexter and Rice were members of the Black Panther Party, and their case was, and continues to be, controversial. The Omaha Police allegedly withheld exculpatory evidence at trial. The two men had been targeted by the FBI's COINTELPRO (Counter Intelligence Program), which operated against and infiltrated anti-war and Civil Rights groups, including the Omaha Black Panthers. Amnesty International has been following the case and demands a retrial or release for Rice and Poindexter. The state's parole board have recommended the men for release, but political leaders have not acted on these recommendations.
Read more about Rice/Poindexter Case: Rice and Poindexter, Context of The Events in The Summer of 1970, August 17, Duane Peak, Appeals, COINTELPRO, Commuting Sentences, Cause Célèbre
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