James Byrd Jr.

Texas executes white supremacist in black man’s dragging death

John William King and his cohorts were found guilty of chaining James Byrd Jr. to the back of a truck and dragged for nearly 3 km
Prosecutors said Byrd, 49, was targeted because he was black. He was alive for at least 3 km until his body was ripped to pieces

By AP · 25 April 2019