There is at least one known murderer amongst the armed militants at the Malheur Wildlife Refuge in Harney County, Oregon. The Oregonian identified Neil Sigurd Wampler as one of the armed militants holding the refuge:
In August 1977, Wampler, who was 29, was convicted of second-degree murder in the killing of his father, Forey Edward Wampler, in Lake County, California, according to the district attorney's office there and police reports.
Strangely enough, Wampler did less time for murdering his father than Steve and Dwight Hammond, the father-son duo convicted of arson who are at the heart of Oregon standoff, are expected to do for their convictions:
On Aug. 8, 1977, Wampler was convicted of second-degree murder after pleading guilty, according to the Lake County District Attorney's Office in California. Wampler was sentenced to serve five years to life in prison, said Dana Simas, a California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation spokeswoman. He was released from prison July 11, 1981, on parole, Simas said, and his parole supervision ended the following July.
In a video by Brandon Darby about life inside the Oregon standoff, Wampler claimed to be “Neil Wilder,” but The Oregonian was able to confirm with police in California that he is indeed Neil Sigurd Wampler. Watch:
You can read more about Wampler’s troubled history at The Oregonian.