Today in history, 1984: Alan Berg is shot and killed at his home

Today in history, 1984: Talk radio host Alan Berg is shot and killed at his home in Denver by neo-Nazi white supremacists. Berg had been targeted with a steady stream of death threats due to his outspoken liberal views and confrontational interview style.

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Today in history, 1984: Talk radio host Alan Berg is shot and killed at his home in Denver by neo-Nazi white supremacists. Berg had been targeted with a steady stream of death threats due to his outspoken liberal views and confrontational interview style. /1

— Shooti (@bambooshooti.bsky.social) 2025-06-18T16:33:06.144Z

Authorities suspected a neo-Nazi white supremacist group called the Order was behind the murder. The group, which believed in killing all Jews and sending all black people to Africa, was also linked to several armored car robberies that it used to fund its terrorist activities. /2

— Shooti (@bambooshooti.bsky.social) 2025-06-18T16:33:06.145Z

There was an antisemitic element to Berg’s murder: Those involved in the killing were part of a group planning to kill prominent Jews such as Berg. The group’s leader, Bruce Pierce, was arrested in Georgia almost a year later. His van contained machine guns and other weapons. /3

— Shooti (@bambooshooti.bsky.social) 2025-06-18T16:33:06.146Z

Pierce’s accomplices, David Lane and Richard Scutari, were arrested shortly thereafter. Pierce was found guilty of shooting Berg and Lane for driving the getaway car. They were sentenced to 252 years and 190 years in prison, respectively. Berg’s story inspired the 1988 film Talk Radio. /end

— Shooti (@bambooshooti.bsky.social) 2025-06-18T16:33:06.147Z