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'Ruby Ridge' to air on Idaho Public Television |
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February 13, 2017 |
By Samantha Wright
Boise State Public Radio
It’s been 25 years since the Ruby Ridge siege in
North Idaho. Randy Weaver and his family faced
off with federal agents in a shocking stand-off
on a mountain top not far from Bonners Ferry.
The siege began on August 21, 1992 and lasted 11
days. In the end, Weaver and a friend were shot
and injured, and three people were dead,
including Weaver’s wife and young son and a
federal agent. Moreover, the incident became a
rallying cry for those who felt law enforcement
had overstepped its bounds.
A new documentary titled “Ruby Ridge” airs
Tuesday night on American Experience on Idaho
Public Television.
The documentary uses eyewitness interviews with
Weaver’s daughter, federal agents and reporters,
like Bill Morlin, who were there. Morlin worked
for more than 30 years for the Spokane Chronicle
and the Spokesman-Review. He reported on
extremist groups, including the Aryan Nations in
North Idaho.
Weaver was accused of making two illegal
sawed-off shotguns. Morlin says he started
covering the case a few months before the siege
began.
Reporter Bill Morlin tells more of his story in
the new American Experience documentary “Ruby
Ridge,” which airs Tuesday night at 9 p.m. on
Idaho Public Television. |
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