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James Chaney, Andrew Goodman & Michael Schwerner
Status
Conviction
Type
Multiple Homicide
Date
June 21, 1964
Location
Neshoba County, Mississippi
Victim Age
Unknown
Gender
Male
Three civil rights workers disappeared in Neshoba County, Mississippi while investigating the burning of a Black church. Their bodies were found 44 days later. Edgar Ray Killen was convicted of manslaughter in 2005, four decades after the murders. The case became a landmark of the Civil Rights era.
Last Seen / Last Known Information
June 21, 1964, County Road 515, Neshoba County, MS
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