In August 1992 , more than 400 members of federal and local law enforcement and the military converged on the Idaho hillside where a white separatist , Randy Weaver , lived in a cabin with his family . The child - molester Edward James Harper lived in Wyoming . FBI trained , investigators headed into wilderness before dawn to catch him . He skipped court date in 1994 and had been on the run since .
The child - molester Edward James Harper lived in Wyoming . FBI trained , investigators headed into wilderness before dawn to catch him . He skipped court date in 1994 and had been on the run since .