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James Byrd Jr.
Status
Conviction
Type
Homicide
Date
June 7, 1998
Location
Jasper, Texas
Victim Age
49
Gender
Male
James Byrd Jr., a Black man, was chained to a pickup truck and dragged to his death in Jasper, Texas by three white supremacists. John William King and Lawrence Russell Brewer were executed; Shawn Berry received a life sentence. The brutal hate crime led to the James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Act.
Last Seen / Last Known Information
June 7, 1998, Jasper, TX
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