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	'''Kathy Ainsworth''' (born '''Kathryn Madlyn Capomacchia''' [[July 31]], [[1941]] - [[June 30]], [[1968]]) was a [[Mississippi]] fifth grade school teacher and [[Ku Klux Klan]] bomber killed by a paramilitary police squad in a [[FBI]]-[[ADL]] death trap.<ref>[http://articles.latimes.com/1993-02-23/news/vw-330_1_jack-nelson BOOK REVIEW : Klan and FBI Wounded in Hail of Bullets : TERROR IN THE NIGHT: The Klan's Campaign Against the jews By Jack Nelson]</ref> Ainsworth and her companion [[Thomas Tarrants]] were both members of the [[White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan]], one of the most militant white resistance organizations during the Civil Rights era. On September 18, 1967 the couple bombed Temple Beth Israel in Jackson, Mississippi.<ref>''The Ku Klux Klan in Mississippi: a history'', By Michael Newton, page 177</ref> Their bombing target on June 30, 1968 was the home of [[Meyer Davidson]], the [[Anti-Defamation League]] (ADL) leader in [[Meridian, Mississippi]].		'''Kathy Ainsworth''' (born '''Kathryn Madlyn Capomacchia''' [[July 31]], [[1941]] - [[June 30]], [[1968]]) was a [[Mississippi]] fifth grade school teacher and [[Ku Klux Klan]] bomber killed by a paramilitary police squad in a [[FBI]]-[[ADL]] death trap.<ref>[http://articles.latimes.com/1993-02-23/news/vw-330_1_jack-nelson BOOK REVIEW : Klan and FBI Wounded in Hail of Bullets : TERROR IN THE NIGHT: The Klan's Campaign Against the jews By Jack Nelson]</ref> Ainsworth and her companion [[Thomas Tarrants]] were both members of the [[White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan]], one of the most [[militant]] [[white]] resistance organizations during the Civil [[Rights]] era. On September 18, 1967 the couple bombed Temple Beth [[Israel]] in Jackson, Mississippi.<ref>''The Ku Klux Klan in Mississippi: a [[history]]'', By Michael Newton, page 177</ref> Their bombing target on June 30, 1968 was the home of [[Meyer Davidson]], the [[Anti-Defamation League]] (ADL) leader in [[Meridian, Mississippi]].

	==Life==		==Life==
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	Kathy attended Coral Gables High and graduated with honors.<ref>Nelson, p. 143</ref> After graduation she attended [[Mississippi College]] in [[Clinton, Mississippi]]. There she became acquainted with a professor, Dr. [[W. M. Caskey]], who was also an adviser to the state’s [[segregationist]] Governor, [[Ross Barnett]]. In class, Dr. Caskey would discuss the racial situation and the threat from “outside agitators.”		Kathy attended Coral Gables High and graduated with honors.<ref>Nelson, p. 143</ref> After graduation she attended [[Mississippi College]] in [[Clinton, Mississippi]]. There she became acquainted with a professor, Dr. [[W. M. Caskey]], who was also an adviser to the state’s [[segregationist]] Governor, [[Ross Barnett]]. In class, Dr. Caskey would discuss the racial situation and the threat from “outside agitators.”

	In August 1967 she married Ralph Ainsworth, a manager of two health clubs. The couple honeymooned at [[Gerald L. K. Smith]]’s tourist attraction and religious theme park [[Christ of the Ozarks]].		In August 1967 she married Ralph Ainsworth, a manager of two health clubs. The couple honeymooned at [[Gerald L. K. Smith]]’s tourist attraction and [[religious]] theme park [[Christ of the Ozarks]].

	==White activism==		==White activism==
	Kathy Ainsworth was a member of the [[Americans for the Preservation of the White Race]] in Jackson, Mississippi and spoke frequently at their rallies. An APWR spokesman said Ainsworth "tried to teach her students true Americanism and firm Christian beliefs."<ref>"Meridian Policeman Clings Grimly to Life", ''The News and Courier'' (Charleston, SC), July 2, 1968, page 3-A</ref> She also had membership in three different Klan organizations. In addition to the White Knights of Mississippi, she held membership in the [[United Klans of America]] (Alabama) and the [[Original Knights of the Ku Klux Klan]] (Louisiana).<ref>"Pretty Teachers Life as a Terrorist Revealed", ''The Spoksman-Review'', July 7, 1968</ref>		Kathy Ainsworth was a member of the [[Americans for the Preservation of the White Race]] in Jackson, Mississippi and spoke frequently at their rallies. An APWR spokesman said Ainsworth "tried to teach her students true [[Americanism]] and firm [[Christian]] beliefs."<ref>"Meridian Policeman Clings Grimly to Life", ''The News and Courier'' (Charleston, SC), July 2, 1968, page 3-A</ref> She also had membership in three different Klan organizations. In addition to the White Knights of Mississippi, she held membership in the [[United Klans of America]] (Alabama) and the [[Original Knights of the Ku Klux Klan]] (Louisiana).<ref>"Pretty Teachers Life as a [[Terrorist]] Revealed", ''The Spoksman-Review'', July 7, 1968</ref>

	==FBI-ADL death trap==		==FBI-ADL death trap==
	In Mississippi, local jews were the victims of a series of recent Klan bombings. In response the [[B'nai B'rith]] and the Anti-Defamation League began to raise several thousand dollars to pay informants willing to betray the bombers. Meridian police chief [[C. L (Roy) Gunn]], who himself was on the Klan hit list, asked if the ADL would object to using the money to "to purchase bodies and not testimony."<ref>[http://articles.latimes.com/1993-02-23/news/vw-330_1_jack-nelson BOOK REVIEW : Klan and FBI Wounded in Hail of Bullets : TERROR IN THE NIGHT: The Klan's Campaign Against the jews By Jack Nelson]</ref> One of Gunn’s sergeants [[Lester D. Joyner]] formed a blackshirted commando squad called "Joyner's Guerillas" and had been waging their own private war against the Klan by firing into Klansmen’s homes at night and detonating explosives on their lawns.<ref>''The Ku Klux Klan in Mississippi: a history'', By Michael Newton, page 179</ref> [[Adolph I. Botnick]] regional director of the ADL in New Orleans helped in raising the money among the jewish community and worked with the FBI and Meridian police in setting up the death trap.<ref>''Confronting right-wing extremism and terrorism in the USA'', By George Michael, page 127</ref> Botnick who worked with four others in the original planning said in an interview with the ''Los Angeles Times'', "We were dealing with animals and I would do it again."<ref>"Trap that Ended KKK Bombings", ''St. Petersburg Times'', February 13, 1970</ref>		In Mississippi, local [[jews]] were the victims of a series of recent Klan bombings. In response the [[B'nai B'rith]] and the Anti-Defamation League began to raise several thousand dollars to pay informants willing to betray the bombers. Meridian police chief [[C. L (Roy) Gunn]], who himself was on the Klan hit list, asked if the ADL would [[object]] to using the money to "to purchase bodies and not testimony."<ref>[http://articles.latimes.com/1993-02-23/news/vw-330_1_jack-nelson BOOK REVIEW : Klan and FBI Wounded in Hail of Bullets : TERROR IN THE NIGHT: The Klan's Campaign Against the jews By Jack Nelson]</ref> One of Gunn’s sergeants [[Lester D. Joyner]] formed a blackshirted commando squad called "Joyner's Guerillas" and had been waging their own private war against the Klan by firing into Klansmen’s homes at night and detonating explosives on their lawns.<ref>''The Ku Klux Klan in Mississippi: a history'', By Michael Newton, page 179</ref> [[Adolph I. Botnick]] regional director of the ADL in New Orleans helped in raising the money among the [[jewish]] community and worked with the FBI and Meridian police in setting up the death trap.<ref>''Confronting [[right-wing]] [[extremism]] and [[terrorism]] in the USA'', By George Michael, page 127</ref> Botnick who worked with four [[others]] in the original planning said in an interview with the ''Los Angeles Times'', "We were dealing with animals and I would do it again."<ref>"Trap that Ended KKK Bombings", ''St. Petersburg Times'', February 13, 1970</ref>

	The FBI found two Klansmen, brothers [[Alton Roberts]] and [[Raymond Roberts]], who were willing to cooperate.<ref>''The Ku Klux Klan in Mississippi: a history'', By Michael Newton, page 180</ref> Alton Roberts was out on appeal from the conviction of murdering the three famed civil rights activists in Philadelphia, Mississippi in 1964. On June 19 the Roberts brothers approached [[Danny Joe Hawkins]]--who helped Tarrants in the bombing of the Meridian synagogue on May 26--and convinced him the next target should be ADL head Meyer Davidson. Davidson led a drive to raise $75,000 for information on the bombing of the synagogue.<ref>"Trial Under Way for Mobile Man Accused of Attempted Bombing", ''Gadsden Times'', November 18, 1968</ref> Hawkins decided not to participate suspecting he was under surveillance. Kathy Ainsworth at the last minute agreed to help Tarrants with the next bombing.		The FBI found two Klansmen, brothers [[Alton Roberts]] and [[Raymond Roberts]], who were willing to cooperate.<ref>''The Ku Klux Klan in Mississippi: a history'', By Michael Newton, page 180</ref> Alton Roberts was out on appeal from the conviction of murdering the three famed civil rights activists in Philadelphia, Mississippi in 1964. On June 19 the Roberts brothers approached [[Danny Joe Hawkins]]--who helped Tarrants in the bombing of the Meridian synagogue on May 26--and convinced him the next target should be ADL head Meyer Davidson. Davidson led a drive to raise $75,000 for information on the bombing of the synagogue.<ref>"Trial Under Way for Mobile Man Accused of Attempted Bombing", ''Gadsden Times'', November 18, 1968</ref> Hawkins decided not to participate suspecting he was under surveillance. Kathy Ainsworth at the last minute agreed to help Tarrants with the next bombing.

	On [[June 30]], [[1968]], Kathy Ainsworth and [[Thomas Tarrants]] drove to the home of Meyer Davidson planning to place the bomb on his front porch. The FBI had moved the Davidson family out of their home earlier and occupied the house across the street as a command post with 8 to 10 agents.<ref>''Guide to careers in the FBI, By John E. Douglas, page 98</ref> That night 12 members of "Joyner's Guerillas" wearing black polo shirts were hiding in the bushes across from the Davidson home.<ref>[http://articles.latimes.com/1993-02-23/news/vw-330_1_jack-nelson BOOK REVIEW : Klan and FBI Wounded in Hail of Bullets : TERROR IN THE NIGHT: The Klan's Campaign Against the jews By Jack Nelson]</ref> Reporter [[Jack Nelson]] was later told by police their objective was to kill Klan bomber Thomas Tarrants, "We had in mind killing him, I don't mind telling you."<ref>[http://articles.latimes.com/1993-02-23/news/vw-330_1_jack-nelson BOOK REVIEW : Klan and FBI Wounded in Hail of Bullets : TERROR IN THE NIGHT: The Klan's Campaign Against the jews By Jack Nelson]</ref>		On [[June 30]], [[1968]], Kathy Ainsworth and [[Thomas Tarrants]] drove to the home of Meyer Davidson planning to place the bomb on his front porch. The FBI had moved the Davidson family out of their home earlier and occupied the house across the street as a command post with 8 to 10 agents.<ref>''Guide to careers in the FBI, By John E. Douglas, page 98</ref> That night 12 members of "Joyner's Guerillas" wearing black polo shirts were hiding in the bushes across from the Davidson home.<ref>[http://articles.latimes.com/1993-02-23/news/vw-330_1_jack-nelson BOOK REVIEW : Klan and FBI Wounded in Hail of Bullets : TERROR IN THE NIGHT: The Klan's Campaign Against the jews By Jack Nelson]</ref> Reporter [[Jack Nelson]] was later told by police their [[objective]] was to kill Klan bomber Thomas Tarrants, "We had in [[mind]] killing him, I don't mind telling you."<ref>[http://articles.latimes.com/1993-02-23/news/vw-330_1_jack-nelson BOOK REVIEW : Klan and FBI Wounded in Hail of Bullets : TERROR IN THE NIGHT: The Klan's Campaign Against the jews By Jack Nelson]</ref>

	Ainsworth remained in the car as Tarrants approached the ranch-style yellow brick home on 29th Avenue. He carried a box containing 28 sticks of dynamite wired to a clock set for 2 a.m. The police opened fire with a hail of gunfire reminiscent of a scene from the 1967 film, ''[[Bonnie and Clyde]]''. Ainsworth died, shot through the neck as she leaned over to open the door for Tarrants. Tarrants was hit 19 times but survived.<ref>[http://www.bpnews.net/bpnews.asp?ID=23764 Former KKK terrorist cites C.S. Lewis’ faithful obedience]</ref>		Ainsworth remained in the car as Tarrants approached the ranch-[[style]] yellow brick home on 29th Avenue. He carried a box containing 28 sticks of dynamite wired to a clock set for 2 a.m. The police opened fire with a hail of gunfire reminiscent of a scene from the 1967 film, ''[[Bonnie and Clyde]]''. Ainsworth died, shot through the neck as she leaned over to open the door for Tarrants. Tarrants was hit 19 times but survived.<ref>[http://www.bpnews.net/bpnews.asp?ID=23764 Former KKK terrorist cites C.S. Lewis’ faithful obedience]</ref>

	At the time of her death Kathy Ainsworth was a fifth grade teacher at a [[segregated]]		At the [[time]] of her death Kathy Ainsworth was a fifth grade teacher at a [[segregated]]
	[[Citizens' Council]] elementary school in Jackson, Mississippi. She was three months pregnant and did not apply to renew her contract at the school.<ref>"Meridian Policeman Clings Grimly to Life", ''The News and Courier'' (Charleston, SC), July 2, 1968, page 3-A</ref> Kathy Ainsworth is buried in Magee, Mississippi.<ref>Nelson, p. 192</ref>		[[Citizens' Council]] elementary school in Jackson, Mississippi. She was three months pregnant and did not apply to renew her contract at the school.<ref>"Meridian Policeman Clings Grimly to Life", ''The News and Courier'' (Charleston, SC), July 2, 1968, page 3-A</ref> Kathy Ainsworth is buried in Magee, Mississippi.<ref>Nelson, p. 192</ref>

	==Aftermath==		==Aftermath==
	The Roberts brothers received $36,500 in payment from the FBI.<ref>"Inquiry on FBI in Klan Death Urged", ''The New York Times'', April 8, 1970</ref> Also a FBI agent who acted as intermediary received $2,000.<ref>"Trap that Ended KKK Bombings", ''St. Petersburg Times'', February 13, 1970</ref> No [[grand jury]] was ever called to look into the involvement of the Meridian police or the role played by the FBI and ADL.<ref>"The End and the Means" (editorial), ''St. Petersburg Times'', February 21, 1970</ref>		The Roberts brothers received $36,500 in payment from the FBI.<ref>"Inquiry on FBI in Klan Death Urged", ''[[The New York Times]]'', April 8, 1970</ref> Also a FBI agent who acted as intermediary received $2,000.<ref>"Trap that Ended KKK Bombings", ''St. Petersburg Times'', February 13, 1970</ref> No [[grand jury]] was ever called to look into the involvement of the Meridian police or the role played by the FBI and ADL.<ref>"The End and the Means" (editorial), ''St. Petersburg Times'', February 21, 1970</ref>

	==Conspiracy theories==		==Conspiracy theories==
	Kathy Ainsworth has been mentioned in conspiracy theories involving the assassinations of [[Robert F. Kennedy]] and [[Martin Luther King, Jr.]] Some have speculated Kathy Ainsworth was the [[girl in the polka dot dress]] who [[Sirhan Sirhan]] saw before he shot the senator.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/20040611213431/members.fortunecity.com/wernerhoff/rfk5.html Who was the girl in the polka dot dress?]</ref> [[Robert Kennedy]] as [[US Attorney General]] was instrumental in integrating the [[University of Mississippi]] in 1962 by sending in Federal Marshals and placing the University under military occupation.		Kathy Ainsworth has been mentioned in conspiracy [[theories]] involving the assassinations of [[Robert F. Kennedy]] and [[Martin Luther King, Jr.]] Some have speculated Kathy Ainsworth was the [[girl in the polka dot dress]] who [[Sirhan Sirhan]] saw before he shot the senator.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/20040611213431/members.fortunecity.com/wernerhoff/rfk5.html Who was the girl in the polka dot dress?]</ref> [[Robert Kennedy]] as [[US Attorney General]] was instrumental in integrating the [[University of Mississippi]] in 1962 by sending in Federal Marshals and placing the University under military occupation.

	In the King assassination, the mother of Kathy Ainsworth said her daughter and Tarrants were in [[Memphis, Tennessee]] April 4, 1968 the day King was shot and played a role in jamming police communications.<ref> [http://www.zimbio.com/Martin+Luther+King+Day/articles/396/selfish+greed+behind+Martin+Luther+King+Jnr Was selfish greed behind Martin Luther King, Jnr.'s assaination?]</ref>		In the King assassination, the mother of Kathy Ainsworth said her daughter and Tarrants were in [[Memphis, Tennessee]] April 4, 1968 the day King was shot and played a role in jamming police communications.<ref> [http://www.zimbio.com/Martin+Luther+King+Day/articles/396/selfish+greed+behind+Martin+Luther+King+Jnr Was selfish greed behind Martin Luther King, Jnr.'s assaination?]</ref>
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	'''Kathy Ainsworth''' (born '''Kathryn Madlyn Capomacchia''' [[July 31]], [[1941]] - [[June 30]], [[1968]]) was a [[Mississippi]] fifth grade school teacher and [[Ku Klux Klan]] bomber killed by a paramilitary police squad in a [[FBI]]-[[ADL]] death trap.<ref>[http://articles.latimes.com/1993-02-23/news/vw-330_1_jack-nelson BOOK REVIEW : Klan and FBI Wounded in Hail of Bullets : TERROR IN THE NIGHT: The Klan's Campaign Against the ~~Jews~~ By Jack Nelson]</ref> Ainsworth and her companion [[Thomas Tarrants]] were both members of the [[White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan]], one of the most militant white resistance organizations during the Civil Rights era. On September 18, 1967 the couple bombed Temple Beth Israel in Jackson, Mississippi.<ref>''The Ku Klux Klan in Mississippi: a history'', By Michael Newton, page 177</ref> Their bombing target on June 30, 1968 was the home of [[Meyer Davidson]], the [[Anti-Defamation League]] (ADL) leader in [[Meridian, Mississippi]].		'''Kathy Ainsworth''' (born '''Kathryn Madlyn Capomacchia''' [[July 31]], [[1941]] - [[June 30]], [[1968]]) was a [[Mississippi]] fifth grade school teacher and [[Ku Klux Klan]] bomber killed by a paramilitary police squad in a [[FBI]]-[[ADL]] death trap.<ref>[http://articles.latimes.com/1993-02-23/news/vw-330_1_jack-nelson BOOK REVIEW : Klan and FBI Wounded in Hail of Bullets : TERROR IN THE NIGHT: The Klan's Campaign Against the jews By Jack Nelson]</ref> Ainsworth and her companion [[Thomas Tarrants]] were both members of the [[White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan]], one of the most militant white resistance organizations during the Civil Rights era. On September 18, 1967 the couple bombed Temple Beth Israel in Jackson, Mississippi.<ref>''The Ku Klux Klan in Mississippi: a history'', By Michael Newton, page 177</ref> Their bombing target on June 30, 1968 was the home of [[Meyer Davidson]], the [[Anti-Defamation League]] (ADL) leader in [[Meridian, Mississippi]].

	==Life==		==Life==
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	==FBI-ADL death trap==		==FBI-ADL death trap==
	In Mississippi, local ~~Jews~~ were the victims of a series of recent Klan bombings. In response the [[B'nai B'rith]] and the Anti-Defamation League began to raise several thousand dollars to pay informants willing to betray the bombers. Meridian police chief [[C. L (Roy) Gunn]], who himself was on the Klan hit list, asked if the ADL would object to using the money to "to purchase bodies and not testimony."<ref>[http://articles.latimes.com/1993-02-23/news/vw-330_1_jack-nelson BOOK REVIEW : Klan and FBI Wounded in Hail of Bullets : TERROR IN THE NIGHT: The Klan's Campaign Against the ~~Jews~~ By Jack Nelson]</ref> One of Gunn’s sergeants [[Lester D. Joyner]] formed a blackshirted commando squad called "Joyner's Guerillas" and had been waging their own private war against the Klan by firing into Klansmen’s homes at night and detonating explosives on their lawns.<ref>''The Ku Klux Klan in Mississippi: a history'', By Michael Newton, page 179</ref> [[Adolph I. Botnick]] regional director of the ADL in New Orleans helped in raising the money among the ~~Jewish~~ community and worked with the FBI and Meridian police in setting up the death trap.<ref>''Confronting right-wing extremism and terrorism in the USA'', By George Michael, page 127</ref> Botnick who worked with four others in the original planning said in an interview with the ''Los Angeles Times'', "We were dealing with animals and I would do it again."<ref>"Trap that Ended KKK Bombings", ''St. Petersburg Times'', February 13, 1970</ref>		In Mississippi, local jews were the victims of a series of recent Klan bombings. In response the [[B'nai B'rith]] and the Anti-Defamation League began to raise several thousand dollars to pay informants willing to betray the bombers. Meridian police chief [[C. L (Roy) Gunn]], who himself was on the Klan hit list, asked if the ADL would object to using the money to "to purchase bodies and not testimony."<ref>[http://articles.latimes.com/1993-02-23/news/vw-330_1_jack-nelson BOOK REVIEW : Klan and FBI Wounded in Hail of Bullets : TERROR IN THE NIGHT: The Klan's Campaign Against the jews By Jack Nelson]</ref> One of Gunn’s sergeants [[Lester D. Joyner]] formed a blackshirted commando squad called "Joyner's Guerillas" and had been waging their own private war against the Klan by firing into Klansmen’s homes at night and detonating explosives on their lawns.<ref>''The Ku Klux Klan in Mississippi: a history'', By Michael Newton, page 179</ref> [[Adolph I. Botnick]] regional director of the ADL in New Orleans helped in raising the money among the jewish community and worked with the FBI and Meridian police in setting up the death trap.<ref>''Confronting right-wing extremism and terrorism in the USA'', By George Michael, page 127</ref> Botnick who worked with four others in the original planning said in an interview with the ''Los Angeles Times'', "We were dealing with animals and I would do it again."<ref>"Trap that Ended KKK Bombings", ''St. Petersburg Times'', February 13, 1970</ref>

	The FBI found two Klansmen, brothers [[Alton Roberts]] and [[Raymond Roberts]], who were willing to cooperate.<ref>''The Ku Klux Klan in Mississippi: a history'', By Michael Newton, page 180</ref> Alton Roberts was out on appeal from the conviction of murdering the three famed civil rights activists in Philadelphia, Mississippi in 1964. On June 19 the Roberts brothers approached [[Danny Joe Hawkins]]--who helped Tarrants in the bombing of the Meridian synagogue on May 26--and convinced him the next target should be ADL head Meyer Davidson. Davidson led a drive to raise $75,000 for information on the bombing of the synagogue.<ref>"Trial Under Way for Mobile Man Accused of Attempted Bombing", ''Gadsden Times'', November 18, 1968</ref> Hawkins decided not to participate suspecting he was under surveillance. Kathy Ainsworth at the last minute agreed to help Tarrants with the next bombing.		The FBI found two Klansmen, brothers [[Alton Roberts]] and [[Raymond Roberts]], who were willing to cooperate.<ref>''The Ku Klux Klan in Mississippi: a history'', By Michael Newton, page 180</ref> Alton Roberts was out on appeal from the conviction of murdering the three famed civil rights activists in Philadelphia, Mississippi in 1964. On June 19 the Roberts brothers approached [[Danny Joe Hawkins]]--who helped Tarrants in the bombing of the Meridian synagogue on May 26--and convinced him the next target should be ADL head Meyer Davidson. Davidson led a drive to raise $75,000 for information on the bombing of the synagogue.<ref>"Trial Under Way for Mobile Man Accused of Attempted Bombing", ''Gadsden Times'', November 18, 1968</ref> Hawkins decided not to participate suspecting he was under surveillance. Kathy Ainsworth at the last minute agreed to help Tarrants with the next bombing.

	On [[June 30]], [[1968]], Kathy Ainsworth and [[Thomas Tarrants]] drove to the home of Meyer Davidson planning to place the bomb on his front porch. The FBI had moved the Davidson family out of their home earlier and occupied the house across the street as a command post with 8 to 10 agents.<ref>''Guide to careers in the FBI, By John E. Douglas, page 98</ref> That night 12 members of "Joyner's Guerillas" wearing black polo shirts were hiding in the bushes across from the Davidson home.<ref>[http://articles.latimes.com/1993-02-23/news/vw-330_1_jack-nelson BOOK REVIEW : Klan and FBI Wounded in Hail of Bullets : TERROR IN THE NIGHT: The Klan's Campaign Against the ~~Jews~~ By Jack Nelson]</ref> Reporter [[Jack Nelson]] was later told by police their objective was to kill Klan bomber Thomas Tarrants, "We had in mind killing him, I don't mind telling you."<ref>[http://articles.latimes.com/1993-02-23/news/vw-330_1_jack-nelson BOOK REVIEW : Klan and FBI Wounded in Hail of Bullets : TERROR IN THE NIGHT: The Klan's Campaign Against the ~~Jews~~ By Jack Nelson]</ref>		On [[June 30]], [[1968]], Kathy Ainsworth and [[Thomas Tarrants]] drove to the home of Meyer Davidson planning to place the bomb on his front porch. The FBI had moved the Davidson family out of their home earlier and occupied the house across the street as a command post with 8 to 10 agents.<ref>''Guide to careers in the FBI, By John E. Douglas, page 98</ref> That night 12 members of "Joyner's Guerillas" wearing black polo shirts were hiding in the bushes across from the Davidson home.<ref>[http://articles.latimes.com/1993-02-23/news/vw-330_1_jack-nelson BOOK REVIEW : Klan and FBI Wounded in Hail of Bullets : TERROR IN THE NIGHT: The Klan's Campaign Against the jews By Jack Nelson]</ref> Reporter [[Jack Nelson]] was later told by police their objective was to kill Klan bomber Thomas Tarrants, "We had in mind killing him, I don't mind telling you."<ref>[http://articles.latimes.com/1993-02-23/news/vw-330_1_jack-nelson BOOK REVIEW : Klan and FBI Wounded in Hail of Bullets : TERROR IN THE NIGHT: The Klan's Campaign Against the jews By Jack Nelson]</ref>

	Ainsworth remained in the car as Tarrants approached the ranch-style yellow brick home on 29th Avenue. He carried a box containing 28 sticks of dynamite wired to a clock set for 2 a.m. The police opened fire with a hail of gunfire reminiscent of a scene from the 1967 film, ''[[Bonnie and Clyde]]''. Ainsworth died, shot through the neck as she leaned over to open the door for Tarrants. Tarrants was hit 19 times but survived.<ref>[http://www.bpnews.net/bpnews.asp?ID=23764 Former KKK terrorist cites C.S. Lewis’ faithful obedience]</ref>		Ainsworth remained in the car as Tarrants approached the ranch-style yellow brick home on 29th Avenue. He carried a box containing 28 sticks of dynamite wired to a clock set for 2 a.m. The police opened fire with a hail of gunfire reminiscent of a scene from the 1967 film, ''[[Bonnie and Clyde]]''. Ainsworth died, shot through the neck as she leaned over to open the door for Tarrants. Tarrants was hit 19 times but survived.<ref>[http://www.bpnews.net/bpnews.asp?ID=23764 Former KKK terrorist cites C.S. Lewis’ faithful obedience]</ref>
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	==Further reading==		==Further reading==
	* Nelson, Jack. ''Terror in the Night: The Klan’s campaign against the ~~Jews~~''. Simon & Schuster, 1993 ISBN 0-671-69223-2.		* Nelson, Jack. ''Terror in the Night: The Klan’s campaign against the jews''. Simon & Schuster, 1993 ISBN 0-671-69223-2.

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