Thelma Conroy-Rios was a Native American activist. She is perhaps best known for her involvement in the Wounded Knee incident and for her involvement in the murder of fellow American Indian Movement activist Anna Mae Aquash. Rios was initially charged with murder but later agreed to a plea deal and pleaded guilty to accessory in the kidnapping of Aquash and was sentenced to five years in prison.
Born | Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota |
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9 February 2011 (aged ) Rapid City, South Dakota, US
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