Byron De La Beckwith

Byron De La Beckwith, Jr. (November 9, 1920 – January 21, 2001) was an American white supremacist and Klansman from Greenwood, Mississippi, who in 1994 was convicted of assassinating civil rights leader Medgar Evers on June 12, 1963. Two previous trials in 1964 on this charge had resulted in hung juries.

Personal facts

Birth dateNovember 09, 1920
Birth place
Colusa California
Nationality
United States
Date of deathJanuary 21, 2001
Place of death
Jackson Mississippi

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  1. http://crimemagazine.com/node/275