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Michael Wayne Ryan (August 3, 1948 – May 24, 2015) was an American convicted murderer, Christian Identity cult leader, and white supremacist . Crimes. Ryan was the leader of a small, racist, anti-government group that occupied a compound near Rulo, Nebraska in the early 1980s.
Feb 24, 2019 · Michael and Dennis Ryan and Timothy Haverkamp were all charged with first-degree murder, The New York Times reported. Michael and Dennis Ryan went on trial in March 1986, by which time Timothy Haverkamp had already pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, according to the Associated Press.
Feb 24, 2019 · A group of impoverished farmers gathered to live at a farm owned by widower Rick Stice in Rulo, Nebraska, and guided by cult leader Michael Ryan, murdered young follower James Thimm. Ryan also killed and tortured Stice’s 5-year-old son, Luke.
Mar 31, 2024 · Michael Ryan and his son, Dennis, were both convicted in 1985 for the murder of James Thimm on a farm near Rulo. The story of the Ryans’ bizarre doomsday cult made national news and has remained one of the most notorious crimes in Nebraska history.
Aug 24, 1985 · Charged with first-degree murder, which can carry the death penalty in Nebraska, are Michael W. Ryan, 37; his son Dennis Ryan, 15, and Timothy Haverkamp, 23. Michael Ryan is accused of...
May 26, 2015 · Michael W. Ryan, 66, a one-time follower of Posse Comitatus leader James Wickstrom, died Sunday evening at Tecumseh State Correctional Institution where he had been since 2001 when death row inmates were moved there from the Nebraska State Penitentiary in Lincoln, the Lincoln Journal Star reported.
Feb 19, 2022 · Dennis’ father, Michael Ryan, founded the anti-government cult and had his followers move into a farm in Rulo, Nebraska, after being offered a place to stay by the owner, Rick Stice. Gradually, the cult began taking over the farm while amassing weapons and ammunition, as they believed in Armageddon.
