Kathy Boudin

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Kathy Boudin
Kathy Boudin FBI wanted poster issued 1 May 1970
Born(1943-05-19)May 19, 1943
DiedMay 1, 2022(2022-05-01) (aged 78)[1]
PartnerDavid Gilbert
ChildrenChesa Boudin
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Kathy Boudin (May 19, 1943 – May 1, 2022) was an American leftist activist. She was a member of the radical left militant organization Weather Underground. She was convicted of felony murder for her role in the 1981 Brink's robbery.[2] Boudin was released from prison on parole in 2003 and became an adjunct professor at Columbia University.

Boudin died on May 1, 2022 in New York City from cancer, aged 78.[3]

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  1. "Kathy Boudin, formerly imprisoned radical leftist and mother of San Francisco D.A. Chesa Boudin, dies". Sfchronicle.com. 2022-05-01. Retrieved 2022-05-01.
  2. Quieter Lives for 60's Militants, but Intensity of Beliefs Hasn't Faded
  3. Haberman, Clyde (2022-05-02). "Kathy Boudin, Radical Imprisoned in a Fatal Robbery, Dies at 78". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-05-02.