Bernie Lafferty speaks about Ray Robinson's killing inside Wounded Knee 1973 - Indian Country News

28.2.18

indiancountrynews.com // Bernie Lafferty speaks about Ray Robinson's killing inside Wounded Knee 1973 - Indian Country News - The following interview was not conducted by Paul DeMain of News From Indian Country, nor was it provided to federal authorities by him as falsely claimed (or as Hendricks wrote "probably") in Hendricks' book loaded with AIM alibi's: The Unquiet Grave. According to Dennis Banks, Ray Robinson was buried at Wounded Knee by Cris Westerman, the brother of Floyd Westerman. The family, through the wife of Ray Robinson, Cheryl Buswell-Robinson has indicated to federal authorities that they do not prefer to pursue charges in the case, but would appreciate if the Pine Ridge Lakota would repatriate the remains of Ray Robinson back to their rightful owners. Federal authorities have generally ignored the death of Robinson both because of issues revolving around the inability to get truthful information from key AIM leaders, and/or what has been termed a non-premeditated death, meaning the statute of limitations on any potential prosecution has expired. The real problem for AIM, is the repeated rumors that if anybody found Robinson's grave at Wounded Knee and dug it up, he wouldn't be the only one they would find buried there. News From Indian Country has reviewed the existence of both FBI and WKLDOC documents referring to additional victims buried at Wounded knee in 1973 and has interviewed additional sources involved with the Wounded Knee occupation, as occupiers in 1973 whose names do not appear here. Reports about missing persons were also produced by private investigators Lake Headley and Jeanne Davies, and provided to attorney Ken Tilsen, Luke McKissack and the late attorney Ramon Roubideaux. ###