Doubts about legal proceedings[edit]
FBI affidavit of Norman Patrick Brown
FBI radio intercepts indicated that the two FBI agents had been pursuing a red pickup truck; this was confirmed by the FBI the day after the shootout.
The FBI agents' radio message said that the suspect they were pursuing was driving a red pickup truck, with no additional details.
At Peltier's trial, the FBI testified that it had been searching for a red and white van, which Peltier was sometimes seen driving. This was a highly contentious matter of evidence in the trials.