4 White-Supremacists Convicted of Murder
By GREG RISLING , 07.29.2006, 04:38 AM
SANTA ANA, Calif. - The witnesses were a parade of self-admitted drug addicts, murderers and liars, people with a seemingly strong incentive to twist the truth if it would help the government make its case against the notorious Aryan Brotherhood prison gang. In the end, the jury appeared to believe a killer of 21 people who readily admitted he lied during a previous case. It also seemed to accept the testimony of an admitted drug user and others.
On Friday, after two weeks of deliberations, jurors convicted four Aryan Brotherhood ringleaders of murder, conspiracy and racketeering in a federal case aimed at dismantling the violent white supremacist organization.
Barry "The Baron" Mills, Tyler "The Hulk" Bingham, Edgar "The Snail" Hevle and Christopher Overton Gibson were all convicted under the federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations law, and offenses known as Violent Crime in Aid of Racketeering. Mills, 57, and Bingham, 58, are eligible for the death penalty.
The death penalty phase against them was scheduled to begin Aug. 15 in front of the same jury. Mills is currently serving two life terms for murder after nearly decapitating an inmate. Bingham is behind bars on robbery and drug charges.
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Barry Mills, Tyler Bingam, Edgar Hevle, Christopher Overton Gibson