on march   donald defreeze escaped from prison radical penal activists and future sla members russell little and william wolfe took defreeze to patricia soltysiks house the sla was led by defreeze who after a prison acquaintance named wheeler left was the only african american by the time the group became active most of the members of the tiny group were women some of whom have like soltysik and her roommate nancy ling perry been described as in lesbian relationships the members included william and emily harris and angela atwood