Omaha Two story

Last prosecution under COINTELPRO withheld evidence in Omaha Two trial

Omaha Two story: April 28, 1971 Edward Poindexter and Mondo we Langa, then David Rice, were in the Douglas County Jail awaiting trial when a...

Omaha Two convicted in COINTELPRO tainted trial 40 years ago in Nebraska

Omaha Two story: April 17, 1971 After three weeks of trial and four days of deliberation, the jury of one black` and eleven white jurors returned a...

Closing arguments in Larry Minard case put American system of justice on trial

The Omaha Two story: April 14, 1971 Closing arguments in the capital murder trial of Edward Poindexter and Mondo we Langa, then David Rice, were...

Mondo we Langa testified in his own defense in 1971 Omaha Two trial

Omaha Two story: April 13, 1971 Mondo we Langa, then David Rice, began his testimony mid-morning in the capital murder trial that had him facing...

Ed Poindexter denied any role in murder of policeman in Omaha Two trial

Omaha Two story: April 12, 1971 Public Defender Frank Morrison called Edward Poindexter to the witness stand in his own defense Monday, in the...

Prosecution rested its case without FBI testimony about COINTELPRO measures

Omaha Two story: April 8, 1971 The trial of the Omaha Two, Edward Poindexter and Mondo we Langa, then David Rice, for the murder of a police...

Witnesses put Duane Peak at scene of 1970 bombing in Omaha Two case

Omaha Two story: April 7, 1971 Confessed killer Duane Peak, 16, returned to the witness stand Wednesday morning, April 7, 1971, in the murder trial...

Cross-examination of Omaha killer does not disclose COINTELPRO operation

Omaha Two story: April 6, 1971 On April 6, 1971, the confessed killer of Patrolman Larry Minard, Sr. was cross-examined in the murder trial of...

Policeman’s killer testified against Black Panthers at Omaha Two trial

Omaha Two story: April 5, 1971 Edward Poindexter and Mondo we Langa (formerly David Rice) are known as the Omaha Two, and both men are serving life...