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George W. Sams Jr. (born c. 1946) was a member of the Black Panther Party convicted in the 1969 murder of New York Panther Alex Rackley, which resulted in the New Haven Black Panther trials of 1970. Sams turned state's evidence in return for a reduced charge of second-degree murder.
Early in the morning of May 21, three Panthers – Warren Kimbro, Lonnie McLucas, and George Sams, one of the Panthers who had come East from California to investigate the police infiltration of the New York Panther chapter, drove Rackley to the nearby town of Middlefield, Connecticut.
Courtroom sketch of Black Panthers Bobby Seale, George W. Sams, Jr., Warren Kimbro, and Ericka Huggins, during the 1970 New Haven Black Panther trials. This is an alphabetical referenced list of members of the Black Panther Party, including those notable for being Panthers as well as former Panthers who became notable for other reasons.
May 6, 1971 · NEW HAVEN, May 5—George Sams Jr., the only person who has testified that Bobby G. Seale ordered Alex Rackley killed, was described in court today as a “vicious” man who “hated and...
NEW HAVEN, Aug. 6—George Sams Jr., the prosecu tion's star witness against Bob by G. Seale, testified today that he was authorized by the Black Panther party to “pop” —that is, shoot—the two men...
Feb 13, 2021 · George W. Sams (portrayed by Terayle Hill) was convicted of murder during the New Haven Black Panther trials in 1970, pertaining to the kidnapping, torture, and murder of Black Panther Alex...
Jul 17, 1970 · At a bail hearing in April, George Sams Jr. testified that Mr. Seale, the party's national chairman gave the order that Rackley be killed. Sams and Warren Kimbro have pleaded guilty to...
