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Robert Jay Mathews (January 16, 1953 – December 8, 1984) was an American neo-Nazi activist and the leader of The Order, an American white supremacist militant group. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] He was burned alive during a shootout with approximately 75 federal law enforcement agents who surrounded his house on Whidbey Island , near Freeland, Washington .
The Order was founded by Robert Jay Mathews in late September 1983 at his farm near Metaline, Washington. [14] Reportedly, Mathews's farm was where the members trained. [ 15 ] Mathews had previously formed the Sons of Liberty, an anti-communist militia mostly made up of Mormon survivalists , fundamentalists and associates of John Singer that ...
In December 1983, Mathews robbed a Seattle bank of $25,952. "Order members understood bank robbery—and later, armored car robbery—as a way to both fund their war on the state and to target ...
Forty years ago, on Dec. 8, 1984, one of the largest manhunts in FBI history came to an explosive end on Whidbey Island in Puget Sound. The person they were after was Robert Jay Mathews, the leader of a white supremacist group committing armed robberies to finance plans to overthrow the government. The standoff lasted more than 30 hours.
The film stars William Baldwin, Peter Gallagher, and Kelly Lynch, and tells the true story of the white supremacist group The Order, its founder Robert Jay Mathews, and the largest cash robbery in US history. [2] [3] It centers around group member-turned-FBI-informant Martinez and his involvement in the group. It aired on Showtime on December ...
An adaptation of Kevin Flynn and Gary Gerhardt’s nonfiction book “The Silent Brotherhood,” Nicholas Hoult was cast as Robert Jay Mathews, the charismatic leader of the group, which was ...
The first character, the real-life white supremacist Robert Jay Mathews, is played by Nicholas Hoult, itself a surprise when you consider the actor’s overall likability, something he hasn’t ...
An adaptation of Kevin Flynn and Gary Gerhardt’s nonfiction book “The Silent Brotherhood,” Nicholas Hoult was cast as Robert Jay Mathews, the charismatic leader of the group, which was considered the most radical hate group since the Ku Klux Klan.