Linda Thompson (attorney)

For other people named Linda Thompson, see Linda Thompson (disambiguation).
Linda Thompson
Born(1953-04-26)April 26, 1953
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
DiedMay 10, 2009(2009-05-10) (aged 56)
St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S.
OccupationLawyer

Linda Thompson (April 26, 1953 – May 10, 2009),[1] born Linda Diane Capps,[2] was an American lawyer and militia movement supporter. In 1993, she quit her job as a lawyer in Indianapolis, Indiana, to start the American Justice Federation,[3] a non-profit group that promoted pro-gun causes through a shortwave radio program, a computer bulletin board system, and sales of its newsletter and videos.[4][5] She died of a prescription drug overdose in 2009.[2]

  1. ^ "Attorney Linda Capps (Thompson) Abrams". Paulding.com. 12 May 2009.
  2. ^ a b Levesque, William R. (May 15, 2012). "Lawsuit: Bay Pines VA sends suicidal woman three months worth of pain pills". Tampa Bay Times. Archived from the original on April 21, 2017. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Snopes Clinton was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ David H. Bennett, The Party of Fear: From Nativist Movements to the New Right in American History, Edition 2, reprint, revised, Random House Digital, Inc., 1995, Books.google.com direct link to text and foot note pages, ISBN 0679767215, 780679767213
  5. ^ Jason Vest, The Spooky World of Linda Thompson Archived 2012-11-06 at the Wayback Machine, The Washington Post (also at Highbeam), D01, May 11, 1995, Access date March 17, 2007.