Английская Википедия:1998 Vail arson attacks

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On the morning of October 19, 1998, a group of people part of the Earth Liberation Front set fire to several lifts and buildings at Vail Ski Resort.[1] This was one of the most serious ecotage attacks in the history of the United States, causing $12 million in damages, which caught the attention of the nation.[2] The fires were set at Two Elk Lodge, and destroyed multiple buildings on Vail Mountain, including Two Elk Restaurant.[3] In 2006, Chelsea Dawn Gerlach and Stanislas Gregory Meyerhoff both pleaded guilty to the attacks.[4]

In August 2018, suspect Joseph Dibee, on the run for 12 years, was en route to Russia when he was apprehended in Cuba, then returned to the United States.[5][6][7] Josephine Sunshine Overaker, believed to have fled to Europe in 2001, remains at large and is wanted by the FBI.[8]

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