possible, 20 years. Patler was sentenced to 20 years in prison by Arlington Circuit Court Judge Charles Russell. Patler remained in the county jail while appealing his murder conviction. In 1969, he won a $15,000 libel ruling against a Nazi official who had told the FBI that Patler had stolen the gun used to kill Rockwell. After losing his appeal to the Supreme Court of Virginia for murdering Rockwell, he was sent to prison in 1970. In June 1972, the Supreme Court of the United States unanimously turned down an appeal. Patler was paroled in August 1975, having served less than eight years of his sentence. In 1976, he was charged with trespassing and possession of marijuana; his trespassing charge was later dismissed. After violating his parole, he received an additional six-year sentence. Legacy In 1970, Patsalos was reported as using his old name again, and as contributing to a Spanish language newspaper called El Pueblo, with him condemning racism in an editorial. He also described his former racism as being due to "an inferiority complex. I hated myself for being dark and Greek." In a 1970 article, Patsalos said, "I think [members of the National Socialist White People's Party are] always watching me ... so I never go any place without looking behind me", along with claiming "I think one of them may be the guy who really killed Rockwell". In the early 1970s, Patsalos attended art classes at Radford College under a study-release program, although in 1975 a temporary ban was imposed on enrollment of prisoners and parolees, after college officials learned who he was, along with claiming they didn't have knowledge of the program. The ACLU disputed the ban, although did not dispute the college's subsequent refusal to give Patsalos a dorm. In 1978, media outlets reported that Patsalos was attempting to get a name change back to his original name. In a 2012 book, Nicholas, the son of Patsalos, recalled his father expressing regret for his time in the ANP, with him saying "I should have been with Dr. King and the Civil Rights people back then. They were truly my people, not those Nazis." In 2017, The Washington Post described Patsalos as a "staunch online defender of Donald Trump". He refused multiple interview requests from the newspaper. References 1938 births Living people American Nazi Party members American people convicted of murder American people of Greek