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The Mississippi Burning Case: Chaney, Goodman and Schwerner


Bowers: Klansman got away with murder

44 Days: Jurors recall holdout vote that let ‘Preacher’ walk away free

44 Days: Jurors faced death threats, ostracism

44 Days: State considers pursuing murder charges in case

44 Days: Stringer recalls ‘elimination’ plan

44 Days: Letters to sheriff reveal story behind battle for civil rights

Klan Kidnapping Foreshadowed Murders

Film’s Scene No Act for Mississippi Teen

Preacher helped conceal Klan killings, friend says

Grand jury indicts Killen in ’64 killings

Killen Pleads Not Guilty in Civil Rights Killings

As Crime Victim, Hood Understands Wanting Justice

Experts: Killen Tape Could See Trial

Preacher Refused Plea Deal in ’75

Neshoba Slayings: Mississippi’s Past On Trial - ‘Mississippi’s best hope’

Neshoba Slayings: Mississippi’s Past On Trial - Mr. X ‘unsung hero’ in slaying of 3 men

Neshoba Slayings: Mississippi’s Past On Trial - KKK wizard greets Killen as trial unfolds in slayings

Neshoba Slayings: Mississippi’s Past On Trial - Victim’s mother describes their final visit; defense team begins

Neshoba Slayings: Mississippi’s Past On - Trial Papers reveal officials’ contacts with Klan

Neshoba Slayings - The Verdict

’64 confession kept from Killen jury

Neshoba Slayings: Mississippi’s Past On Trial - ID’ing other killers priority

Possible weapons found in ’64 slayings

Killen free on $600,000 bond - Allowed to leave prison while conviction appealed

Author: Killen was indifferent to killings But in ’76 interview, he denied complicity

Reporter: Killen threatened to kill him in 2000

Killen seen walking on his own without wheelchair

Killen ordered back to prison - Circuit judge revokes appeal bond for 80-year-old reputed Klansman

Mississippi Burning Killings: A Timeline of Events

Wiretaps Targeted Victim's Family