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May 19, 1996 · With Laura Dern, Randy Quaid, Kirsten Dunst, Darren E. Burrows. A mini-series dramatization of the controversial 1992 attack by federal agents on the Idaho home of Randy Weaver, a white separatist. The ten-day siege, begun over a minor gun charge, resulted in the deaths of Weaver's son, wife and dog, and a U.S. Marshall.
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- Drama, History
- Roger Young
- 1996-05-19
Ruby Ridge, location of an incident in August 1992 in which FBI agents and U.S. marshals engaged in an 11-day standoff with self-proclaimed white separatist Randy Weaver, his family, and friend named Kevin Harris in an isolated cabin in Boundary county, Idaho. Three people were killed during the siege.
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Ruby Ridge was the site of a siege of a cabin occupied by the Weaver family in Boundary County, Idaho, in August 1992. On August 21, deputies of the United States Marshals Service (USMS) came to arrest Randy Weaver under a bench warrant after his failure to appear on federal firearms charges.
The Siege at Ruby Ridge is a 1996 drama television film directed by Roger Young and written by Lionel Chetwynd about the confrontation between the family of Randy Weaver and the US federal government at Ruby Ridge in 1992. It was based on the book Every Knee Shall Bow by reporter Jess Walter.
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Jan 19, 2018 · Ruby Ridge was a 1992 standoff between Randy Weaver and his family and U.S. Marshals and federal agents over weapons charges. The incident ended with the deaths of a marshal, Weaver's wife and son, and a 10-day siege that sparked controversy and protests.
Sep 17, 2021 · mini-series dramatization of the controversial 1992 attack by federal. agents on the Idaho home of Randy Weaver, a white separatist. The. ten-day siege, begun over a minor gun charge, resulted in the deaths of. Weaver's son, wife and dog, and a U.S. Marshall.
Aug 18, 2017 · Kirk Siegler. 8-Minute Listen. Playlist. NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with author Jess Walter about the significance today of the 1992 deadly standoff between right-wing fundamentalists and the...