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Edgar Ray Killen

Edgar Ray Killen

Edgar Ray Killen 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. Wikipedia
Born: January 17, 1925, Philadelphia, MS
Died: January 12, 2018 (age 92 years), Parchman, MS
Movies: Neshoba
Spouse: Betty Jo Killen (m. ?–2018)
Conviction(s): Manslaughter (3 counts)
Criminal penalty: De facto life imprisonment (60 years) with the possibility of parole after 20 years
Criminal status: Deceased