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The Order drew up a hit list of enemies, and on June 18, 1984 radio talk show host [[Alan Berg]] was murdered in front of his home by Bruce Pierce, assisted by other members of The Order.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F4061FF63D5D0C748DDDA00894DD484D81&n | title=Death List Names Given to US Jury | publisher=[[New York Times]] |date=September 17, 1985 | first= | last= | accessdate = 2007-08-25}}</ref> Berg was number two on The Order's list.<ref>Morris Dees and Steve Fiffer. ''Hate on Trial: The Case Against America's Most Dangerous Neo-Nazi''. Villard Books, 1993. page xiiv</ref>
 
In December 1984, authorities were able to track Mathews down to a house on [[Whidbey Island]] where he refused to surrender.<ref name="SPLC-law" /> During a shootout, the house was ignited by incendiary flares, became engulfed in flames and Mathews was killed.<ref name="SPLC-law" /> Mathews is considered a [[martyr]] by some white nationalists.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.churchoftrueisrael.com/the-order/rjm-letter.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2006-03-07 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20051201061852/http://www.churchoftrueisrael.com/the-order/rjm-letter.html |archivedate=2005-12-01 |df= }}</ref><ref>[http://www.natall.com/national-vanguard/assorted/callblood.html National Vanguard<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.is/20120308173331/http://www.natall.com/national-vanguard/assorted/callblood.html |date=2012-03-08 }}</ref>
 
=== Initiation of The Order <ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title=The Silent Brotherhood The Chilling Inside Story of America's Violent Anti-Government Militia Movement|last=Flynnn|first=Kevin|publisher=Signet|year=|isbn=|location=|pages=}}</ref> ===