Willie Wolfe

William Lawton Wolfe, also known as Willie Wolfe, (17 Feb 1951 - 17 May 1974) was one of the founding members of the Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA). While in the group, he adopted the name "Cujo".

Wolfe was raised in Connecticut. His father was Dr L.S. Wolfe Jr, a prominent anesthesiologist. His parents divorced when he was 15. Wolfe boarded at Northfield Mount Hermon School, a Massachusetts prep school, but his father said he did not thrive there. After graduating from Mount Hermon, Willie chose to delay college, and took a year-long trek to the Arctic Circle. "He asked me for $200 when he left," his father recalled with pride, "and that kid came back with $60 change."

In 1971 he moved to San Francisco, where he enrolled in anthropology at the University of California, Berkeley. One of the classes he took was African-American Linguistics through the Department of Afro-American Studies, and taught by Colston Westbrook. Through this class, Wolfe became involved in prisoners' rights. A small group of Berkeley students started visiting the prisons to discuss politics and social justice issues with the prisoners, particularly Vacaville prison. In 1972, prisoner Donald DeFreeze (Cinque), invited Wolfe and Russ Little to join his separate study group, Unisight. A former Black Panther, an inmate by the name of Thero Wheeler, was also in the clique.

In Robert Stone's 2005 documentary, Guerrilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst, Russ Little said of Willie:

Willie dropped out of university in 1972 as he became more involved in radical activism.

When Willie's father, Dr Wolfe, learned of his son's involvement in the SLA, he hired top-notch private detective, Lake Headley, to provide him with more information. On May 4, 1974, thirteen days before the younger Wolfe's death in a shootout and fire, Headley concluded his investigation and filed a sworn affidavit of his findings. These included:

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