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Robert Jay Mathews (January 16, 1953 – December 8, 1984) was an American neo-Nazi activist and the leader of The Order, an American white supremacist militant group. He was burned alive during a shootout with approximately 75 federal law enforcement agents who surrounded his house on Whidbey Island, near Freeland, Washington.
On December 8, 1984, Robert Jay Mathews, founder of the violent white-supremist group The Order, is killed in a house fire near Smuggler's Cove on Whidbey Island after a 35-hour standoff with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
The Order, American white supremacist group known for its assassination of Jewish radio talk-show host Alan Berg in 1984. The Order’s founder, Robert Jay Mathews, became involved with the movement to protest U.S. federal income taxes in the 1970s. Mathews saw taxation as a conspiracy by the federal.
In December 1984, authorities were able to track down Robert Jay Mathews, the organization's leader, to a house on Whidbey Island where he refused to surrender. During a shootout, the house was ignited by incendiary flares and became engulfed in flames, and Mathews was killed. Mathews is considered a martyr by some white nationalists.
May 1, 2021 · The Order collapsed after its charismatic leader, Robert Jay Mathews, died in a fiery shootout with scores of F.B.I. agents on Whidbey Island, Wash., in December 1984.
Dec 9, 2018 · Nine people linked to racist skinhead groups were arrested for attacking a black DJ in Washington state, hours after a neo-Nazi was convicted of murder for his role in the Charlottesville rally. The attack happened on Martyr's Day, which honors Robert Jay Mathews, a white supremacist who led The Order terrorist group.
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Aug 17, 2017 · The Order was led by Robert Mathews, a known white supremacist in his early 30s with ties to anti-Semitic groups.
