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Donald David DeFreeze (November 16, 1943 – May 17, 1974), also known as Cinque Mtume and using the nom de guerre "General Field Marshal Cinque", was an American man involved with the far-left radical group Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA) and convicted criminal.
The SLA formed after the escape from prison by Donald DeFreeze, who took the name "General Field Marshal Cinque". He had been serving five years to life for robbing a prostitute. DeFreeze took the name Cinque from the leader of the slave rebellion that took over the slave ship Amistad in 1839.
According to Hearst's testimony at her 1976 trial, she was held for a week in a closet, blindfolded and with her hands tied. During this time, SLA founder Cinque (Donald DeFreeze) repeatedly threatened her with death. [9] She was allowed to leave the closet for meals, still blindfolded, and began to participate in the group's political discussions.
Six SLA members were killed, including leader Donald DeFreeze. An LAPD officer with gas mask and bullhorn outside the East 54th Street house where six members of the Symbionese Liberation Army ...
Donald DeFreeze committed suicide by gunshot before the fire engulfed him. Camilla Hall and Nancy Ling Perry were fatally shot by police while leaving the house and brandishing pistols. According to later testimony by Patty Hearst , who had been kidnapped by the SLA in 1974 and later joined them, Soltysik was responsible for killing Marcus ...
On May 4, 1974, Headley, along with freelance writer Donald Freed, held a press conference in San Francisco. They presented 400 pages of documentation of their findings, some of which included: A year before being kidnapped, Patty Hearst had visited black convict Donald DeFreeze, who later became the SLA's figurehead. [7]
Former Rep. Matt Gaetz, a Florida Republican, resigned from the House following an announcement that he would be nominated for a position in President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet (he has since ...
Rejecting the group's plans for armed confrontations, Wheeler left in the fall. DeFreeze was the only remaining Black member. Remiro was Latino; all the others were white. The Harrises, also white, joined the group. Emily Harris and the others took noms de guerre as SLA soldiers: hers was 'Yolanda'. [3]