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Joseph Bedell Stuntz

Death by Force
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On June 26, 1975, a day of violence erupted on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in Oglala, South Dakota, that left three men dead, including a 23-year-old Native American man named Joseph Bedell Stuntz. A member of the American Indian Movement Stuntz, who was of Coeur d'Alene descent, was killed during a fierce shootout between AIM members and two FBI agents, Jack R. Coler and Ronald A. Williams. The incident took place at the Jumping Bull ranch, a property where AIM members were residing.
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    Victim Details

    Joseph Bedell Stuntz

    Male

    Native American / American Indian

    Oglala

    SD

    1975-06-26

    23

    Joseph

    Bedell Stuntz

    11/05/2025

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    12/23/2023
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