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"Justice Being Served": White Supremacist Executed In 1998 Dragging Death
Two decades after his conviction, John William King was executed Wednesday night in Texas for the murder of the James Byrd Jr., a crime that caught national attention and prompted a national discussion about hate crime legislation.
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Black Man Found Hanged From Tree Not Homicide: US Officials
There was no evidence of foul play in the death of a black man found hanging from a tree in Mississippi, the US Justice Department said Friday, closing its investigation.
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"Justice Being Served": White Supremacist Executed In 1998 Dragging Death
Two decades after his conviction, John William King was executed Wednesday night in Texas for the murder of the James Byrd Jr., a crime that caught national attention and prompted a national discussion about hate crime legislation.
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Black Man Found Hanged From Tree Not Homicide: US Officials
There was no evidence of foul play in the death of a black man found hanging from a tree in Mississippi, the US Justice Department said Friday, closing its investigation.
