Richard Girnt Butler

Richard Girnt Butler (February 23, 1918 in Bennett, Colorado - September 8, 2004 in Hayden, Idaho) was an American aerospace engineer for Lockheed turned neo-Fascist leader.

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In the 1970s, he moved from California to northern Idaho, where he founded the Aryan Nations, also known as the Church of Jesus Christ Christian, whose ideology is a mixture of Christian Identity and National Socialism. The organization operated from a 20-acre site in rural Idaho which became the center of a U.S. neo-nazi network with worldwide links.

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Two individuals who had been attacked by Aryan Nations' members in 1998 successfully sued Butler; they won a civil judgment of $6.3 million in 2000. Butler filed for bankruptcy and was forced to sell his property. In the fall of 2000, millionaire Vincent Bertollini provided Butler with a new base of operations in a house in Hayden, Idaho.

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In August, Butler hosted his last Aryan gathering at a private campground east of Couer d'Alene. He was found dead in his bed, apparently of natural causes, on September 8, 2004; it is not known exactly when he died. In September 2005, the house in Hayden is scheduled to be sold at public auction because the mortgage payments have not been made by Bertollini, who is believed to be in Ireland, a fugitive from drunken driving charges.

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February 23: February 23 is the 54th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 311 days remaining, 312 in leap years....

1918: 1918 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar....

Bennett, Colorado: Bennett is a town located in Adams County, Colorado. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 2,021....

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