WICHITA, Kan. – A newly resurfaced 1996 video shows the convicted killer of a Kansas abortion doctor discussing his anti-government militia views with an Iowa anti-abortion activist.
The Associated Press has obtained a copy of the nearly 50-minute interview with Scott Roeder that aired in October 1996 on a Des Moines cable show.
In it, Roeder talks with Iowa abortion opponent Dave Leach about his Freemen philosophy. He also discusses his appeal of a 1996 conviction for carrying bomb-making materials in his unlicensed vehicle.
Leach plans to post a preview of the interview on YouTube and sell copies of the entire tape.
Roeder was convicted Jan. 29 of first-degree murder for shooting Dr. George Tiller last May as the doctor served as an usher at his Wichita church. The Kansas City, Mo., man is to be sentenced March 9.
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