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Federal authorities surrounded Randy Weaver’s mountaintop cabin in 1992 near Naples, Idaho, for 11 days following the shooting of a federal marshal.
Ruby Ridge standoff: A timeline
Sun., Aug. 19, 2012
Federal authorities surrounded Randy Weaver’s mountaintop cabin in 1992 near Naples, Idaho, for 11 days following the shooting of a federal marshal.
Weaver surrenders at Ruby Ridge
Mon., Aug. 31, 1992
A federal fugitive whom more than 400 law enforcement officers held at bay for 11 days walked down from his mountaintop refuge Monday, ending a bloody siege that killed his wife, his son and a deputy U.S. marshal.
Harris gives up, but Weavers remain at cabin
Sun., Aug. 30, 1992
Kevin Harris surrendered at Randy Weaver’s mountaintop cabin Sunday, as former Green Beret Bo Gritz continued coaxing Weaver and his daughters to give up and bring an end to a 10-day siege by federal agents.
Weaver discusses surrender at Ruby Ridge
Sat., Aug. 29, 1992
Randy Weaver prayed to his god, Yahweh, Saturday and decided with his daughters’ support to delay any surrender at least one more day.
Negotiator Bo Gritz reports Vicki Weaver’s death
Fri., Aug. 28, 1992
Randy Weaver’s wife Vicki died in a gunbattle last Saturday, said former Green Beret Bo Gritz, who marched up Ruby Ridge on Friday night and may have talked Weaver into surrendering.
Officers’ nerves on edge as tense Ruby Ridge standoff drags on
Thu., Aug. 27, 1992
Randy Weaver yelled down to his sister from his ridge-top cabin Thursday, as the fugitive’s tense seven-day standoff with federal agents continued to fray nerves.
Feds get first, brief response from Randy Weaver
Wed., Aug. 26, 1992
As a tense standoff on Ruby Ridge passed its 100th hour, fugitive Randy Weaver made his first contact with federal agents Wednesday after a robot dropped a telephone beneath his porch window.
Agents not sure who killed Samuel Weaver
Tue., Aug. 25, 1992
The son of fugitive Randy Weaver was killed instantly by a bullet during a gunfight Friday with deputy U.S. marshals, but authorities Tuesday night would not say who fired the fatal shot.
Agents find body of fugitive’s son; death of 13-year-old incites rage of crowd
Mon., Aug. 24, 1992
Federal agents surrounding the cabin of mountaintop fugitive Randy Weaver found his 13-year-old son shot to death and lying next to the boy’s rifle in a shed.
Charges filed in marshal’s killing; separatist’s protege now fugitive too
Sun., Aug. 23, 1992
Federal murder charges were filed Sunday against a Spokane man who has taken refuge in a mountaintop cabin with a fugitive who is far more notorious.
Authorities brace for long wait at Ruby Ridge as arms buildup continuing outside cabin
Sat., Aug. 22, 1992
An army of police equipped with helicopters and armored personnel carriers poured into the woods Saturday where a U.S. marshal was killed, but they failed to dislodge a fugitive from his mountaintop hideaway.
U.S. marshal fatally shot at Ruby Ridge; fugitive’s cabin surrounded
Fri., Aug. 21, 1992
A Federal marshal was shot and killed Friday while keeping an eye on the North Idaho mountaintop fortress of a fugitive who has vowed he and his family will not be taken alive.