Heather Heyer

James Alex Fields Sentenced to Life Plus 419 Years for Charlottesville Murder

2019-06-28 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 7/10

James Alex Fields Jr., the white supremacist who murdered Heather Heyer at the 2017 “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, received a federal life sentence on June 28, 2019 for hate crimes, followed by a second life sentence plus 419 years from Virginia state courts on July 15, …

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Trump Defends White Nationalists with "Very Fine People On Both Sides" Remarks

2017-08-15 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

Three days after a white supremacist murdered Heather Heyer at the “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, President Trump held a press conference that shocked the nation by equating neo-Nazis with anti-racism protesters and defending Confederate statue defenders as “very fine …

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White Supremacist Rally in Charlottesville Ends with Heather Heyer Murdered by Neo-Nazi

2017-08-12 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

The “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia brought together neo-Nazis, white supremacists, and far-right extremists to protest the removal of a Confederate statue of Robert E. Lee. The rally descended into violence, culminating in a deadly terror attack when James Alex …

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