Three people were killed during the siege.
Ruby ridge today.
Sara recently had the privilege of connecting with waco survivor and author david thibodeau.
Given three conflicting dates for his court appearance and suspecting a conspiracy against him.
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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.
It ended violently after 51 days on april 19 1993 when a fire destroyed the compound after an assault.
Ruby ridge has been cited often by militia and patriot groups since.
What ruby ridge did was energize the radical right in a way it had not been in years potok said.
Ruby ridge siege 25 years later a rallying cry for today s white nationalists the 25th anniversary of a deadly standoff is monday aug.
Ruby ridge was the site of an 11 day siege in 1992 in boundary county idaho near naples it began on august 21 when deputies of the united states marshals service usms initiated action to apprehend and arrest randy weaver under a bench warrant after his failure to appear on firearms charges.