Topic: Minutemen

The trial of Paul Prevailer featured a remarkable cast of characters, including prosecutor Vincent Bugliosi and defense attorney Melvin Belli. Prevailer was allegedly running an arms trafficking operation out of his bar, "The Grand Duke," specializing in untraceable firearms for contract killings. The case also involved Detective John St. John, the primary investigator of the Black Dahlia murder and a source for David Lynch’s "Lost Highway."

Paul Prevailer’s ties to far-right organizations like the John Birch Society and the Minutemen militia are discussed in the context of his criminal activities. Snyder highlights a chilling detail from the trial: Prevailer reportedly tried to hire hitmen to murder a wealthy relative arriving at LAX with $70,000. Given the timing, Snyder speculates this target could have been Kubrick’s own parents or another close family member.