Tax Attacks

An early adherent of the Tax Protest Movement and a World War II veteran, Kahl ushered in a new era of violence for a movement that had, to that point, focused almost exclusively on tax evasion and similar white-collar crimes. He stopped paying taxes in 1969 and came to the attention of the IRS after appearing on TV in 1974 espousing his views. After serving a year in jail in 1977, Kahl promptly violated his probation by not filing a tax return. A warrant was issued, although U.S. marshals were wary of him because of his arsenal. Finally, in February 1983, Kahl killed two marshals and injured several others when they tried to stop him at a roadblock. He was tracked to an Arkansas farmhouse four months later where he died in a shootout, though not before killing a local sheriff.