Frank Blackhorse is one of several aliases used by a member of the American Indian Movement.
11 Facts About Frank Blackhorse
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Frank Blackhorse is perhaps best known for his participation in the Wounded Knee incident, particularly his role in the shootout that left two FBI and one American Indian dead and for becoming a fugitive on the run who fled to Canada shortly after.
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However, another source identifies Blackhorse as being born Francis Deluca.
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Also supporting these claims is the FBI, who state that Frank Blackhorse is of Italian ethnicity.
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Frank Blackhorse has an incredibly long list of aliases which he uses.
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On 29 August 1974, a federal grand jury in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, indicted Frank Blackhorse for allegedly shooting FBI Special Agent Curtis A Fitzgerald at Wounded Knee, South Dakota.
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Frank Blackhorse's attorney fought to the Supreme Court for the right not to disclose why her client disappeared, a decision that was upheld by the Supreme Court.
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Frank Blackhorse was named a suspect in the RESMURS, the name assigned to the investigation into an incident involving a shootout at Jumping Bull Compound and resulting in the murder of two FBI special agents: Jack Coler and Ronald Williams.
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Frank Blackhorse is believed to have information related to the murder of two FBI agents.
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Kuzma has claimed that Frank Blackhorse was an FBI operative sent to infiltrate the ranks of thae Aim and win the trust of its members.
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One source, the NPPA, criticized Kuzma's efforts to get Peltier paroled by suggesting that Frank Blackhorse was the reason Peltier was criticized.