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Abdul Aziz

Released
Gender:Male
Race:Black
Era:1970s
State:Virgin Islands
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Black Liberation Virgin Islands Five
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Biography

One of the Virgin Islands 5, convicted in the 1972 Fountain Valley golf course killings on St. Croix. Held in US federal custody including at USP Leavenworth. Supporters argued the prosecution targeted Black liberation activists and that confessions were extracted under torture. Documented in PFOC Breakthrough magazine.

Case

United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth
Charges: First-degree murder, robbery — Fountain Valley, St. Croix, September 6, 1972
Arrested: Sep 12, 1972
Sentence: Eight consecutive life sentences
Convicted: Yes
Institution State: Kansas