David Lane (white supremacist)

David Lane
Lane after his 1985 arrest
Born
David Eden Lane

(1938-11-02)November 2, 1938
DiedMay 28, 2007(2007-05-28) (aged 68)
Other namesWodensson
OccupationReal estate broker
Organization(s)Ku Klux Klan, Aryan Nations, The Order, Wotansvolk
Known forFourteen Words, murder of Alan Berg
Spouses
Katja Maddox
(m. 1994)
Criminal information
Convictions
Criminal penaltyDe facto life imprisonment (190 years in prison)
Details
VictimsAlan Harrison Berg, 50

David Eden Lane (November 2, 1938 – May 28, 2007) was an American neo-Nazi and a co-founder of the white supremacist organization The Order. For his actions as part of The Order, Lane was convicted and sentenced to 190 years in prison for racketeering, conspiracy, and the violation of the civil rights of Alan Berg, a Jewish radio talk show host, who prosecutors claimed was murdered by a member of the group via a drive-by shooting with Lane acting as driver, though they were unsuccessful in getting murder convictions. He died while incarcerated at the FCI Terre Haute in Terre Haute, Indiana.

While in prison, Lane wrote many white supremacist materials and coined the "Fourteen Words", a well known white supremacist slogan in North America. He has been described by the Southern Poverty Law Center as "one of the most important ideologues of contemporary white supremacy".