Profession: White Supremacist
Biography: Byron de la Beckwith is an American white supremacist and Klansman, best known for assassinating Medgar Evers, a civil rights leader, in 1963. He was charged but after two hung juries, was initially let off; only to be later successfully convicted in 1994 for murder.
De La Beckwith was further caught with firearms and explosives in an apparent attempt to assassinate A. I. Botnick, a director of the B'nai B'rith Anti-Defamation League in 1969. He was then convicted in 1975 for conspiracy to commit murder.
A subsequent trial in 1994 found De La Beckwith guilty of the murder of Medgar Evers after evidence emerged that he had several times boasted of the initial deed, including at a Ku Klux Klan rally.
Born: November 9, 1920
Birthplace: Colusa, California, USA
Generation: Greatest Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Monkey
Star Sign: Scorpio
Died: January 21, 2001 (aged 80)
Historical Events
- 1963-06-12 American civil rights activist Medgar Evers is assassinated by white supremacist Byron De La Beckwith in Jackson, Mississippi
- 1964-06-21 Byron De La Beckwith arrested for the murder of civil rights activist Medger Evers, found guilty 30 yr later
- 1964-07-02 Grand jury indicts Byron De La Beckwith in murder of Medger Evers
- 1994-02-05 Medgar Evers' murderer Byron De La Beckwith sentenced to life, in Jackson, Mississippi, 30 years after the crime
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