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White supremacists target a Denver talk show host in ‘The Order’

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A screen image from the move "The Order" shows three actors portraying FBI agents and law enforcement walking in a field near some cars.
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Jude Law (left) plays FBI agent Terry Husk in “The Order.”

Detectives unravel one of Denver’s most notorious crimes in the new movie, “The Order.”

Jewish talk show host Alan Berg, known for his leftist politics and provocative style was shot to death in 1984 outside his Denver home. The shooting was traced to a band of white supremacists from the Pacific Northwest.

A black and white photo of former KOA talk show host Alan Berg at a studio microphone.
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Denver shock jock Alan Berg, who was Jewish, was murdered by white supremacists in 1984. The investigation into his death is the subject of the book, "The Order" which is the basis of a new movie. "The Order" was co-written by former Rocky Mountain News reporter and Denver City Councilman Kevin Flynn.

The film, now playing in theaters, is based on a 1989 book co-authored by Denver City Councilman Kevin Flynn when he was a reporter for the Rocky Mountain News. Flynn told Colorado Matters that Berg branded himself as ‘the man you love to hate.”

Photo shows actor Jude Law in a movie clip firing a gun in a street at a suspect as FBI agent Terry Husk in the movie "The Order."
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Jude Law plays FBI agent Terry Husk in "The Order."