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Conviction In Death Of Oglala Sioux Man Sparks Reactions
An all white District Court jury convicted Leslie Hare and Melvin Hare of manslaughter and false imprisonment in the death of Raymond Yellow Thunder, an Oglala Sioux man. The case arose after Yellow Thunder was beaten and hauled in a car trunk before dying of a cerebral hemorrhage. AIM director Vernon Bellecourt criticized racism in northwest Nebraska, noting community tension and large Indian turnout for the trial.
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