 In January 1970 she was sent to Seattle, Washington to join a local collective.After a few days in Seattle Wilkerson was invited by Terry Robbins to come to New York, New York.After firebombing the home of New York State Supreme Court Justice Murtagh, who was presiding over the trial of the so-called "Panther 21" members of the Black Panther Party and few other unsuccessful fire bombings, the New York collective members decided to use dynamite in future actions.