Edgar Ray Killen | |
|---|---|
 Booking photo, late 1964 | |
| Born | January 17, 1925 |
| Died | January 11, 2018 (aged 92) |
| Occupation(s) | KKK Kleagle, Baptist Minister |
| Criminal status | Deceased |
| Motive | White supremacy |
| Conviction(s) | Manslaughter (3 counts) |
| Criminal penalty | De facto life imprisonment (60 years) with the possibility of parole after 20 years |
| Details | |
| Victims | James Chaney, 21 Andrew Goodman, 20 Michael Schwerner, 24 |
| Country | United States |
| State(s) | Mississippi |
Date apprehended | January 6, 2005 (for the last time) |
Edgar Ray Killen (January 17, 1925 – January 11, 2018) was an American Ku Klux Klan organizer who planned and directed the murders of James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner, three civil rights activists participating in the Freedom Summer of 1964.[1][2] He was found guilty in state court of three counts of manslaughter on June 21, 2005, the forty-first anniversary of the crime, and sentenced to 60 years in prison. He appealed the verdict, but the sentence was upheld on April 12, 2007, by the Supreme Court of Mississippi.[3] He died in prison on January 11, 2018, at age 92.[4][5]
- ^ "'Mississippi Burning' Case Begins New Chapter, as Prof. Ken Bode Previews Trial - DePauw University". Depauw.edu. Archived from the original on November 16, 2018. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
- ^ "Civil Rights Movement Archive Website – Neshoba Murders Case — A Chronology". Crmvet.org. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
- ^ Killen v. State, 958 So.2d 172 (Miss. 2007).
- ^ Jerry Mitchell, The (Jackson, Miss.) Clarion-Ledger (January 12, 2018). "Klansman who orchestrated Mississippi Burning killings dies in prison". USA Today. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Boney, Brian (March 28, 2018). A Race Against the Clock: The Authorized Biography of Edgar Ray "Preacher" Killen. PALMETTO Publishing. ISBN 978-1641110921.