After a kangaroo trial, four out of 13 of Tolbert’s cabinet members were sentenced to death by Doe’s “Redemption Council” and executed, according to reports. Video taken of the execution revealed...

William Richard Tolbert Jr. (13 May 1913 – 12 April 1980) was the 20th President of Liberia, a position he held from 1971 until 1980, when he was killed in a coup d'état led by Samuel Doe. …

William Richard Tolbert Jr. was the 20th President of Liberia, a position he held from 1971 until 1980, when he was killed in a coup d'état led by Samuel Doe. Trained as a civil servant, he …

William Richard Tolbert Jr. was the 20th President of Liberia, a position he held from 1971 until 1980, when he was killed in a coup d'état led by Samuel Doe...

April 13, 1980 Liberian President William R. Tolbert was assassinated in Monrovia early today in a coup by disgruntled Army enlisted men ostensibly representing the long disenfranchised …

On April 12, 1980, Samuel Doe led a military coup, killing President William R. Tolbert, Jr., in the Executive Mansion. Twenty-six of Tolbert’s supporters were also killed in the fighting. Shortly …

Haunting, Horrifying Memory. Exactly 41 years later, Lorpu, standing at the site of the killings, says the incident is still haunting. “It seems like it was only yesterday. April 12, 1980, the day of the …

Former Liberian President Charles Taylor on Tuesday, the first day he took the witness stand, explained how former President William R. Tolbert was killed during the April 12, 1980 bloody …

Twillman was shot when Lyles & William E. Tolbert attempted to steal the farmer’s truck. Execution Date: March 25th, 1945. Noted Details: The Lyles execution was the first in Missouri …

December 8, 2021, 1:22 PM ET First Man Convicted Of Murder On Genetic Genealogy Evidence Has Verdict Overturned William Earl Talbott II was convicted of brutally murdering a Canadian …