Destroying the Folklore and Myth Surrounding Leonard Peltier
Dear Supporters: On July 27th Ron would be reaching his 76th birthday and the questions to ask are “What if” and over these past decades, how much was stolen from this dedicated and brave young Agent? Those who personally knew Ron were fortunate to have had that opportunity. By … [Read more...] about FBI AGENT Ronald A. Williams, 1947 – 1975 R.I.P.
Dear FBI Family,It’s with a very heavy heart that I’m writing to tell you that this morning, Special Agent Daniel Alfin and Special Agent Laura Schwartzenberger of the Miami Division were shot and killed in the line of duty. They were executing a federal court-ordered search warrant in a violent … [Read more...] about Line of duty: February 2, 2021
Dear Supporters: On Friday, December 15, 2000, approximately 700 FBI Agents and law enforcement from other agencies gathered for a dignified procession to the White House. Ahead of the procession was a banner with photos of Special Agents' Jack Coler and Ronald Williams with the words, NEVER … [Read more...] about PELTIER: 20 YEARS LATER
Dear Supporters: No, this doesn’t hearken back to the glory days of Motown and the 1962 hit by the Drifters. A recent article in the San Francisco News, an online bay area news source, described a large-scale statue of Leonard Peltier sitting, literally, up on the roof of … [Read more...] about PELTIER: UP ON THE ROOF
Special Agent Ronald A. Williams, July 30, 1947 – June 26, 1975. Rest in Peace. Dear Ron: Today you would be turning seventy-three. Looking down on everything that is happening around us you must wonder why and how things seem to have become so out of control. A nation horribly … [Read more...] about END OF WATCH: FBI AGENT RONALD WILLIAMS
Dear Supporters: Recently the President signed into law the CARES ACT, which among other requirements, provides for the release of elderly federal inmates who have underlying health issues and may be at higher risk for Covid-19. Part of the intent of the law is to limit the potential spread of … [Read more...] about PELTIER: THE CARES ACT
Dear Supporters: I never met Ron Williams.*I learned of him, as did thousands of others in the FBI and law enforcement, and citizens across the country, on a fateful day in June, 1975 when the media blasted out the horrible news of the loss of two agents in a nondescript corner of South … [Read more...] about I NEVER MET RON WILLIAMS
Dear supporters: What follows is the beginning of an editorial essay written in 2000 and posted to the No Parole Peltier Association website relating to the timing of the unprovoked attack and brutal murder by Leonard Peltier of Special Agents Jack R. Coler and Ronald A. … [Read more...] about JUNE 26, 1975: TIMING WAS EVERYTHING
Dear Supporters: Forty-three years ago today, June 26, 1975, FBI Special Agents Jack R. Coler and Ronald A. Williams were performing their lawful duties on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation following who they believed was a fugitive. (Footnote 1) What they encountered was an … [Read more...] about PELTIER: JUNE 26, 1975; 43 YEARS LATER
Dear Supporters: Every year FBI field offices and FBI Headquarters hold a Memorial Service to honor those in the FBI who were killed in the line of duty as a result of adversarial action; those who died during the performance of law enforcement activities and the men and women in law enforcement … [Read more...] about HONORING THE FALLEN
