David Rice and Ed Poindexter were found guilty for the bombing murder of Omaha police officer Larry Minard on April 17, 1971. Shortly after the guilty verdicts were announced, they were escorted from the courtroom and taken to the Nebraska State Penitentiary in two separate cars to begin their journey as “lifers.”
Read MoreDavid Rice (Mondo) and Edward Poindexter were charged and convicted of the murder of Omaha Police Officer Larry Minard. He died after a suitcase bomb containing dynamite exploded in a North Omaha house on August 17, 1970. How did it all unravel? In this second installment of our three-part series, Omaha’s Forgotten Panthers, Kietryn Zychal writes about the investigation and the trial.
Read MoreEd Poindexter and Mondo (David Rice) were found guilty in 1971 of booby-trapping a suitcase bomb to kill an Omaha police officer. Kietryn Zychal writes about how illegally obtained evidence was presented in court against the former Omaha Panthers.
Read MoreThe first installment of our three-part series detailing the events of a deadly bombing and controversial convictions giving life sentences to two Omaha Black Panthers in the 1970s. One of the men passed away in prison in 2016, and the other is currently fighting for parole amid the current COVID-19 pandemic.
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