Frank Blackhorse-South Dakota-1973

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Name. Frank Blackhorse

Wanted for Murder

Time when Murders Occurred. March 11th 1973 in Wounded Knee, South Dakota

Age when the murders occurred. 23

Age Now. 73

Height. 5 Ft 6 to 5 Ft 7

Weight. 130 to 140lbs

Race. Medium Indian

Eye Color. Brown

Build. Medium

Hair color. Black

Hair Type. Possibly long or curly but might be bald by now for all we know

Occupation. Carpenter

Scars. On left and right arm, bullet wound scar on left side, small scar on both left and right chest, also maybe wearing an earring in pierced left ear and middle tooth cap is missing

Whereabouts. Possibly Canada might be living in or around an Native American Reservation

Aliases. Frank Deluca, Leonard Deluca, Francis Deluca, Francis Blackhorse, Bruce Johnson, Richard Leon High Eagle, Richard Tall Bull, Mike Houston, Michael Houston, Teddy Louis and Teddy Lewis



I was surprised this case wasn’t on here I’m not sure it was ever shown on AMW but couldn’t find it ever being shown on UM or any other crime show

Frank Blackhorse sometimes spelt Frank Black Horse is an American Fugitive wanted for Killing two FBI Agents and another Native American in the Wounded Knee Occupation on March 11th 1973 in Wounded Knee, South Dakota and the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.

This is from Wikipedia on Blackhorse

On 11 March 1973, FBI agent Curtis A. Fitzgerald took a bullet wound in the wrist. Although no conclusive evidence existed in regard to who fired the first shot that wounded Fitzgerald, Black Horse was arrested and charged with shooting Fitzgerald. Later that March, Black Horse was released on a $10,000.00 cash bond.

On August 29th 1974, a Federal Grand Jury in Sioux Falls, South Dakota indicted Frank Black Horse for allegedly shooting FBI Special Agent Curtis A. Fitzgerald at Wounded Knee, South Dakota. Blackhorse failed to make an appearance at the scheduled trial at Council Bluffs and United States District Court Judge Andrew W. Bogue subsequently issued a bench warrant for Black Horse. His lawyer, Martha Copleman, was found in contempt of court regarding Blackhorse's no show for a trial. Blackhorse's attorney fought to the Supreme Court for the right to "not" disclose why her client disappeared, a decision which was upheld by the Supreme Court.

Jumping Bull Compound shootout

Blackhorse was named a suspect in the RESMURS (a portmanteau of Reservation Murders), the name assigned to the investigation into an incident involving a shootout at Jumping Bull Compound that resulted in the murder of two FBI Special Agents, Jack Coler and Ronald Williams. Blackhorse made it on to the FBI's 10 Most Wanted List during the 1970s.

Aftermath

Leonard Peltier, along with Blackhorse, were arrested by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Hinton, Alberta, Canada at the Smallboy's Reserve/Smallboy Camp, transported to Calgary, Alberta and taken to the Oakalla Prison Farm in Vancouver, British Columbia on 6 February 1976. Both were extradited to the United States, but charges against Blackhorse related to the RESMURS were dropped. Several sources report that Blackhorse was never extradited. One source states that Frank Blackhorse was not extradited and allowed to roam free in Western Canada. The book Mi Taku'ye-Oyasin: The Native American Holocaust, Volume 2 indicated that Blackhorse fled the United States shortly after witnessing and/or participating in the murder of civil rights activist Ray Robinson and had remained in Canada "under various aliases.



Current Whereabouts

Blackhorse's current whereabouts are unknown. According to the book When Will We Ever Learn, Blackhorse disappeared after not being charged in connection to RESMURS. One source indicates that Blackhorse was allowed to "disappear never to be heard from again." Author Antoinette Nora Claypoole, author of the Who Would Unbraid Her Hair: the Legend of Annie Mae, a book that explores the events leading up to the murder of Anna Mae Pictou-Aquash and attempts to pinpoint the identity of her murderer, indicated that Blackhorse had disappeared shortly after Peltier's arrest in Canada in 1976


I’m not sure if Blackhorse is still wanted by the FBI considering it’s been almost 50 years since this took place but if Blackhorse is still alive somewhere he would be 73 years old and turning 74 on Halloween this year.

If you have any information on Frank Blackhorse or know his whereabouts i would call the FBI or your local law enforcement agency

I don’t know how to upload an image on here but here is Blackhorse wanted poster along with more information on him and the wounded knee accident

FBI Poster. freeleonard.org/blackhorse/wantedposter.gif

Wounded Knee Occupation. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wounded_Knee_Occupation

Frank Blackhorse. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Blackhorse

Thoughts?

I do believe Blackhorse is still out there i think the FBI should at least have him on their site along with the RCMP in case he is in Canada




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