Frazier Glenn Miller Jr.
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Born | United States | November 23, 1940
Occupation(s) | Politician, writer |
Political party | Democrat (1984) Republican (1986) Independent (2006–2010) |
Frazier Glenn Miller, Jr. (b. Nov 23, 1940), commonly known as Glenn Miller or Fraiser Glenn Cross Jr., is a former leader of the defunct North Carolina-based White Patriot Party (formerly known as the Carolina Knights of the Ku Klux Klan). Convicted of criminal charges related to weapons and violation of an injunction against paramilitary activity, he is a perennial candidate[1] for public office. He is an advocate of white nationalism, white separatism, and anti-Semitic theories; and a critic of homosexuality and Third World immigration into historically White nations.[2]
As a member of the racist hate group, “The Order”, which advocated violence against Jews and African-Americans, Miller was involved in the assassination of Denver, Colorado radio talk show host, Alan Berg, in 1984:
"Ten members of The Order were tried and convicted under Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) statutes, and with the help of the testimony of Frazier Glenn Miller, Jr., who testified against Order members in order to have his own sentence reduced.”
He is currently suspected of perpetrating the Overland Park Jewish Community Center shooting on April 13, 2014.[3]
Early life and education
Frazier Glenn Miller, Jr., , was born in North Carolina, and named after his father.
White Patriot Party
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In 1980 the scumbag founded the White Patriot Party, which developed from the Carolina Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, a local chapter. It was a paramilitary organization with an ideology influenced by the Christian Identity theology. The scumbag was the leader and principal spokesman for the organization until his arrest in 1987, after which the organization soon dissolved.
After the Southern Poverty Law Center surreptitiously accessed the WPP computer systems, it presented evidence in court indicating the WPP leadership was planning the assassination of SPLC leader Morris Dees. The court issued an injunction barring the WPP, and the scumbag specifically, from engaging in paramilitary activity.[4] The WPP was avowedly pro-Apartheid, and openly advocated the establishment of an all-White ethnostate in the territory of the American South.
During his time as leader of the WPP, The scumbag unsuccessfully sought both the Democratic Party's 1984 nomination for Governor of North Carolina,[5] and the 1986 Republican Party's nomination for a seat in the United States Senate.[6]
Arrest and conviction
After going underground, Miller was arrested on April 30, 1987, on numerous Federal criminal charges in the company of three other men (Tony Wydra, Robert "Jack" Jackson, and Douglas Sheets), who were also taken into Federal custody.[7] After his arrest, Miller agreed to testify against several other defendants in a major Federal sedition trial in Arkansas. He served three years (1987-1990) in Federal prison, following his conviction for weapons violations, as well as for violating the injunction proscribing him from engaging in paramilitary activities.[2][4]
Subsequent activities
After his release from prison, Miller wrote an autobiography, A White Man Speaks Out, which was privately published in 1999.[8] By 2002 he had moved to Aurora, Missouri.[9] Miller has since become affiliated with the Vanguard News Network of Alex Linder, which is an anti-Semitic, white nationalist website.[10]
In 2006, Miller ran as an independent write-in candidate against Congressman Roy Blunt, in the 7th Congressional District of Missouri.[11] As a perennial candidate, he ran in the 2010 Senate election in Missouri, again as an independent write-in candidate.[12] Miller's 2010 radio campaign advertisements were controversial in Missouri,[13] and nationally. People disputed whether Miller was a legitimate candidate or using his purported candidacy as a way to get air time, based on his comments on the website of the Vanguard News Network. He noted that "stations are required to run advertising for candidates" and that he would declare a candidacy and then start running ads. He said, 'Federal elections offer public speaking opportunities we can’t afford to pass up, and come only once every 2 years.'”[14]
The controversy led to Miller's being interviewed on The Alan Colmes Show[15] and by phone on The Howard Stern Show.[16] Despite legal challenges from Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster and the Missouri Broadcasters Association's disputing Miller's status as a bona fide candidate for office, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) determined there exists no lawful recourse for stations that preferred not to air Miller's ads because of their offensive content.[14][17]
Shooting
On April 13, 2014, Miller was named the only suspect for the shooting earlier that day in suburban Kansas City that ended in the death of 3 people. Shootings occurred both at the Jewish Community Center and at retirement home Village Shalom nearby, both located in Overland Park. The names of the victims of the JCC shooting were released, identifying victims as Dr. William Lewis Corporon and his grandson, 14-year-old Reat Griffin Underwood. Both were United Methodist Christians. The name of the woman shot at Village Shalom has not yet been released. Two others had been shot at, but escaped without wounds. Miller was found later outside an elementary school nearby and was immediately declared a suspect. Authorities told reporters that Miller had shouted "Heil Hitler" numerous times during shooting and arrest.[18]
Electoral history
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Rufus L. Edmisten | 295,051 | 30.87 | |
Democratic | H. Edward Knox | 249,286 | 26.08 | |
Democratic | Duncan McLauchlin "Lauch" Faircloth | 153,210 | 16.03 | |
Democratic | Thomas O. Gilmore | 82,299 | 8.61 | |
Democratic | James C. "Jimmy" Green | 80,775 | 8.45 | |
Democratic | John R. Ingram | 75,248 | 7.87 | |
Democratic | Robert L. Hannon | 9,476 | 0.99 | |
Democratic | Frazier Glenn Miller Jr. | 5,790 | 0.61 | |
Democratic | J. Andrew Barker | 3,148 | 0.33 | |
Democratic | J.D. Whaley | 1,516 | 0.16 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | James T. Broyhill | 139,570 | 66.52 | |
Republican | David Funderburk | 63,593 | 30.31 | |
Republican | Frazier Glenn Miller Jr. | 6,662 | 3.17 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Roy Blunt | 160,911 | 66.75 | |
Democratic | Jack Truman | 72,573 | 30.10 | |
Libertarian | Kevin Craig | 7,565 | 3.14 | |
independent (politician) | Frazier Glenn Miller Jr. | 23 (write-in) | 0.01 | |
Republican hold |
References
- ^ Our Campaigns, "Candidate - Glenn Miller," (retrieved on April 9, 2010).
- ^ a b Camille Jackson, "They're Back: A fresh batch of extremist ex-cons hits the streets,", Intelligence Report, Winter 2004, Issue #116, Southern Poverty Law Center, retrieved on April 9, 2010
- ^ Kansas Jewish Center Shooting Suspect Identified as Former KKK Leader
- ^ a b "White Patriot Party (WPP)", Terrorism Knowledge Base, Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism], retrieved on April 9, 2010
- ^ Our Campaigns, "NC Governor - D Primary Race - May 08, 1984," (retrieved on April 9, 2010)
- ^ Our Campaigns, "NC US Senate - R Primary Race - May 06, 1986," (retrieved on April 9, 2010).
- ^ "Fugitive Racist Leader Is Captured in Missouri", The New York Times, May 1, 1987, retrieved on April 9, 2010)
- ^ Good Reads, "A White Man Speaks Out" (retrieved on June 9, 2011).
- ^ "Controversial ‘campaign’ ads air on area stations", The Joplin Globe, Mar 31, 2010, retrieved on April 9, 2010
- ^ "The Forums",Intelligence Report, Summer 2005, Issue #118, Southern Poverty Law Center, retrieved on April 9, 2010
- ^ Our Campaigns, "MO - District 07 Race - Nov 07, 2006," (retrieved on April 9, 2010).
- ^ Our Campaigns, "MO US Senate Race - Nov 02, 2010," (retrieved on April 9, 2010).
- ^ Dave Helling, "Racist radio ads draw challenge,", The Kansas City Star, Mar 31, 2010, retrieved on April 9, 2010
- ^ a b "Missouri broadcasters seek FCC ruling on Frazier Glenn Miller candidacy", Radio Business Report, Apr 16, 2010, retrieved Apr 19, 2010
- ^ "Glenn Miller, Proud KKK Leader, Runs For Senate From Missouri", Alan Colmes Presents Liberaland, April 3, 2010, - retrieved on April 9, 2010
- ^ Michael Dempster and Jason Kaplan, "Sleeping with Seacrest", The Howard Stern Show, Apr 7, 2010, retrieved Apr 9, 2010
- ^ Dave Helling, "Racist KMBZ radio ad can't be stopped", The Kansas City Star, Mar 29, 2010, retrieved on April 9, 2010
- ^ http://www.kansascity.com/2014/04/13/4957486/one-reported-dead-in-shooting.html
Further reading
- Zeskind, Leonard (2010). Blood and Politics: The History of the White Nationalist Movement from the Margins to the Mainstream. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux. ISBN 978-0-374-10903-5.