Robert Jay Mathews

Robert Jay Mathews
Mathews in 1983
Born(1953-01-16)January 16, 1953
Marfa, Texas, U.S.
DiedDecember 8, 1984(1984-12-08) (aged 31)
Whidbey Island, near Freeland, Washington, U.S.
Cause of deathSmoke inhalation and fire
Organization(s)Sons of Liberty
The Order
SpouseDebbie McGarity (m. 1976)
Children2

Robert Jay Mathews (January 16, 1953 – December 8, 1984) was an American neo-Nazi and the leader of The Order, an American white supremacist militant group that committed counterfeiting, several bank robberies, car heists, murders, and assassinations. Mathews is believed to have served as a lookout in the murder of Alan Berg. Before founding The Order, Mathews was a member of the neo-Nazi groups the National Alliance and Aryan Nations.

He was burned alive during a shootout with approximately 75 federal law enforcement agents who surrounded his house on Whidbey Island, near Freeland, Washington. Following his death, other white supremacists viewed him as a martyr and memorialized him.

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