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| According to ], the Black Panther Party is “almost universally believed to be responsible”.<ref>. Mother Jones Magazine. May 1987, pg 34 (on ])</ref> | According to ], the Black Panther Party is “almost universally believed to be responsible”.<ref>. Mother Jones Magazine. May 1987, pg 34 (on ])</ref> | ||
| ] confessed to Ken Kelley, his PR agent, that he had ordered Van Patter's murder in a phone call to Elaine Brown, and that Van Patter had been tortured and raped before being killed.<ref>Kelley, Ken. Sept. 15, 1989. "Huey Newton: I'll Never Forget". East Bay Express, Volume 11, No. 49.</ref> | |||
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Betty Van Patter (c.1932 – December 13, 1974) was a bookkeeper for the Black Panther Party who was beaten and murdered.
Information
After serving as a bookkeeper for Ramparts magazine, Van Patter became an aide to Panther leader Elaine Brown in 1974, after being introduced to the Party by David Horowitz.
Van Patter went missing on December 13, 1974. Some weeks later, her severely beaten corpse was found on a San Francisco Bay beach.
According to Mother Jones magazine, the Black Panther Party is “almost universally believed to be responsible”.
Huey Newton confessed to Ken Kelley, his PR agent, that he had ordered Van Patter's murder in a phone call to Elaine Brown, and that Van Patter had been tortured and raped before being killed.
References
- Horowitz, David (December 13, 1999) "Who killed Betty Van Patter?" Salon.com.
- Frank Browning. The Strange Journey of David Horowitz. Mother Jones Magazine. May 1987, pg 34 (on Google books)
- Kelley, Ken. Sept. 15, 1989. "Huey Newton: I'll Never Forget". East Bay Express, Volume 11, No. 49.
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