Published Date:
22 June 2005
THE families of three civil rights workers beaten and shot to death 41 years ago in Mississippi have welcomed the conviction of an 80-year-old former Ku Klux Klan man.
A jury found Edgar Ray Killen guilty of recruiting a mob to kill the three. District Attorney Mark Duncan said he still believed the prosecution had "proved murder".
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Last Updated:
22 June 2005 10:22 AM
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Source:
Edinburgh Evening News
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Location:
Edinburgh
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Related Topics:
Racism in America