Edgar Steele, 69, who once represented Aryan Nations founder Richard Butler in a lawsuit that bankrupted the white supremacist group, died Thursday at the federal prison in Victorville, where he was serving a 50-year sentence for plotting to kill his wife.
Date: Sep 06, 2014
Category: U.S.
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Steele supporters say government responsible for attorney's death
The Bureau of Prisons website says Edgar Steele died Thursday at the federal prison in Victorville. He was 69 years old. The San Bernadino Coroner's Office has also notified Steele's wife Cyndi of his death, but has not released the cause of death as of Friday afternoon.The conspiracy, though, does not die with Edgar Steele. His supporters took to the web Friday. A statement on Free-Edgar-Steele.com says the most likely causes of death are overmedication or medical neglect. It also says, "the federal government and Victorville Penitentiary bear responsibility for t
Papcun's testimony could come into play because neither CyndiSteele nor daughter Kelsey Steele, 20, believe the recordingsbetween Edgar Steele and Larry Fairfax are authentic and reliable.Both believe Steele is innocent.Jurors were shown a video earlier in the trial of a 25-year-oldUkrainian woman, whom prosecutors said Edgar Steele wanted to bewith instead of his wife. Her deposition, recorded in the Ukraine,was shown to the jury because prosecutors don't have the authorityto make her travel to the U.S. to tes
Jury selection was scheduled to begin Monday in Edgar Steele's trial, and 70 potential jurors were called to the federal courthouse. But U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill decided to grant defense lawyers a delay so they'd have more time to prepare.