Neil McLaughlin

Released
Full name:Neil R. McLaughlin
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1970s
State:Maryland
Time Imprisoned:
1 Year 2 Months 24 Days
Support
Catholic Worker Movement Anti-War
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Biography

Catholic priest of the Archdiocese of Baltimore and Catholic Left anti-war activist. Indicted as a member of the 'Harrisburg Seven' in January 1971 on charges of conspiring to kidnap Henry Kissinger and bomb federal heating tunnels in Washington, DC. The conspiracy charges ended in a hung jury in April 1972 and were ultimately dropped.

Archdiocesan priest of Baltimore active in Catholic Left anti-war organizing. Indicted January 1971 as a Harrisburg Seven defendant; April 1972 trial ended in hung jury. Note: distinct from Jesuit Neil P. McLaughlin SJ (different priest).

Cases

Charges: Conspiracy to kidnap Henry Kissinger and to bomb federal heating tunnels (Harrisburg 7 indictment, 1971; mistrial)
Arrested: Jan 11, 1971
Incarcerated: Jan 11, 1971
Released: Apr 4, 1972
Sentence: Hung jury April 5, 1972; mistrial; no retrial.
Prosecutor: William S. Lynch
Judge: Hon. R. Dixon Herman
Convicted: Hung jury
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
Charges: Conspiracy to kidnap Henry Kissinger; conspiracy to bomb federal heating tunnels
Arrested: Jan 12, 1971
Sentence: Verdict as recorded: No — hung jury April 5, 1972; charges dropped
Convicted: No — charges dismissed
Institution State: Pennsylvania

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