Sacramento synagogue firebombings

The Sacramento synagogue firebombings were attacks on three Jewish congregations in Sacramento, California — Beth Shalom, B’nai Israel, and Knesset Israel—by the white supremacist brothers Benjamin Matthew and James Tyler Williams on the night of June 18, 1999.[1]

Aftermath

The Williams brothers murdered a gay couple, Gary Matson and Winfield Mowder, on July 1, and set fire to Country Club Medical Center, which housed an abortion clinic, on July 2. They were arrested for the murder on July 7.[2]

References

Einhorn, Elissa (14 June 2019). "20 years later, Sacramento synagogue bombings still hurt". Jweekly. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
Breitler, Alex; Maline Hazle (1999-07-09). "2 arrested in killings - Palo Cedro brothers held in murders of Gary Matson, Winfield Mowder". Record Searchlight. Archived from the original on June 5, 2006. Retrieved 2007-08-06.

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[1] Einhorn, Elissa (14 June 2019). "20 years later, Sacramento synagogue bombings still hurt". Jweekly. Retrieved 21 August 2019.

[Arrested-2] Breitler, Alex; Maline Hazle (1999-07-09). "2 arrested in killings - Palo Cedro brothers held in murders of Gary Matson, Winfield Mowder". Record Searchlight. Archived from the original on June 5, 2006. Retrieved 2007-08-06.