The COINTELPRO memo, dated October 13, 1970, was from the Omaha FBI office to J. Edgar Hoover:
"Assistant COP GLENN GATES, Omaha PD, advised that he feels that any use of tapes of this call might be prejudicial to the police murder trial against two accomplices of PEAK and, therefore, has advised that he wishes no use of this tape until after the murder trials of PEAK and the two accomplices has been completed."
Poindexter and Langa were convicted of first-degree murder for Minard's death by a jury unaware of the withheld evidence, Hoover's COINTELPRO orders, or false testimony by Omaha Police detectives about the case. Both men are serving life sentences at the Nebraska State Penitentiary.
The Nebraska Supreme Court is now considering Poindexter's request for a new trial. No date has been set for a decision.
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