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Both charges were fabrications, even according to BATF Director John Magaw,
who admitted the accusations were "inexcusable" in testimony before Congress.
THREE HUNDRED armed federal agents conducted a siege of the Weavers' mountain
home, first killing Randy Weaver's dog, then his son, then his wife.
A law enforcement wilding.
* The CATO Institute, "Congressional Testimony", May 24, 1995
* http://www.cato.org
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* The Marshals, wearing camouflage and carrying silenced machine guns, did
* not identify themselves or their purpose, but they did shoot one of the
* dogs. Sammy Weaver, fourteen-years-old, returned fire, and was promptly
* shot by a Marshal.
*
* Sammy turned and fled, with his nearly severed arm flopping as he ran.
*
* Sammy was promptly shot dead in the back.
An FBI sniper, Lon T. Horiuchi, testified he could hit a quarter at 200 yards.
* The CATO Institute, "Congressional Testimony", May 24, 1995
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* An FBI psychological profile, prepared before the attack, called Vicki
* Weaver the "dominant member" of the family, thus implying that if she
* were "neutralized" everyone else might surrender.
Horiuchi shot Weaver's wife in the head while she held her baby.
Her head exploded.
Her dead body was laid out on the cabin floor, covered with a blanket:
* The CATO Institute, "Congressional Testimony", May 24, 1995
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* During the next week, "the FBI used megaphones to taunt the family.
* 'Good Morning Mrs. Weaver. We had pancakes for breakfast. What did
* you have?'" asked the FBI agents in at least one exchange.
*
* Weaver's daughter, Sarah, 16, said the baby, Elisheba, was often
* crying for her mother's milk when the FBI messages were heard.
The Justice Department's own report recommended criminal prosecution of
federal agents; the surviving Weavers won $3.1 million in civil damages
from U.S. taxpayers.
Deval Patrick, the Assistant Attorney General for civil ri
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