David Lane was an American neo-Nazi and co-founder of the white supremacist organization The Order. He was convicted and sentenced to 190 years in prison for racketeering, conspiracy and the violation of the civil rights of Alan Berg, a Jewish radio talk show host whom prosecutors said was murdered by a member of the group in a drive-by shooting with Lane acting as driver, though prosecutors did not secure a murder conviction. While imprisoned he wrote white supremacist materials and coined the Fourteen Words slogan, and he died incarcerated at a federal prison in Terre Haute, Indiana.
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David Eden Lane (November 2, 1938 - May 28, 2007) was an American neo-Nazi and a co-founder of the white supremacist organization The Order. 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, a Jewish radio talk show host, who prosecutors claimed was murdered by a member of the group via a drive-by shooting with Lane acting as driver, though they were unsuccessful in getting murder convictions.
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David Eden Lane (November 2, 1938 - May 28, 2007)
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He was convicted and sentenced to 190 years in prison for racketeering, conspiracy and the violation of the civil rights of Alan Berg, a Jewish radio talk show host whom prosecutors said was murdered by a member of the group in a drive-by shooting with Lane acting as driver, though prosecutors did not secure a murder conviction.
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was an American neo-Nazi and a co-founder of the white supremacist organization The Order.
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