TV Show Details
Air Date:May 19th, 1996
Last Air Date:May 21st, 1996
Status:Ended
Genres:Drama
Original Language:English
Production Companies:Edgar J. Scherick Associates, Victor Television Productions Inc., Regan Company, The
The Siege at Ruby Ridge (1996)
TV Show
Miniseries
Plot
A mini-series dramatization of the controversial 1992 attack by federal agents on the Idaho home of Randy Weaver, a white separatist. The ten-day siege, begun over a minor gun charge, resulted in the deaths of Weaver's son, wife and dog, and a U.S. Marshall. The incident caused major public outcry against the FBI and U.S. Marshals.
