David Lane (white supremacist)

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David Eden Lane (born Vernon David Eden; November 2, 1938 – May 28, 2007) was an American neo-Nazi and a co-founder of the white supremacist organization The Order. A previous member of a number of white supremacist groups, including the Ku Klux Klan, the White American Political Association, and Aryan Nations, Lane helped found the Order after meeting its founder, Robert Jay Mathews, in 1983. The Order committed several murders, robberies, and other crimes. As part of the Order, Lane engaged in widespread counterfeiting of money and helped orchestrate the assassination of Alan Berg, a Jewish Denver-based radio talk show host; he had previously argued with Berg on his radio show. For his actions as part of The Order, Lane was convicted and sentenced to 190 years in prison for racketeering, conspiracy, and the violation of the civil rights of Alan Berg, who prosecutors claimed was murdered by a member of the group via a drive-by shooting with Lane acting as driver. Lane died while incarcerated...

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