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John William Byrd Jr. (December 18, 1963 – February 19, 2002) was an American murderer who was executed by lethal injection for killing convenience store clerk Monte Tewksbury. Byrd, who protested his innocence until his execution, spent 18 years and 6 months on Ohio's death row.
James Byrd Jr. was born on May 2, 1949, [11] in Beaumont, Texas, [12] the third of nine children, to Stella Mae Sharp and James Byrd Sr. [13] His mother was a Sunday School teacher and his father was a deacon at the Greater New Bethel Church. Byrd graduated from Jasper Rowe High School in 1967, the last segregated class. After graduating from ...
April 24 (Reuters) - A white supremacist convicted of killing James Byrd Jr. in 1998 by dragging the 49-year-old black man behind a truck in one of the most notorious U.S. hate crimes of modern ...
Wilford Berry Jr. White 36 M February 19, 1999 Cuyahoga: Lethal injection: Charles Mitroff Bob Taft: 2 Jay D. Scott: Black 48 M June 14, 2001 Vinnie M. Price 3 John William Byrd Jr. White 38 M February 19, 2002 Hamilton: Monte Tewksbury 4 Alton Coleman: Black 46 M April 26, 2002 Tonnie Storey and Marlene Walters 5 Robert Anthony Buell: White 62 M
John William Byrd Jr. 38 19 19 White Ohio [13] 12 February 28, 2002 Monty Allen Delk: 35 16 Texas [14] 13 March 6, 2002 Jeffrey Lane Tokar: 37 27 10 Missouri [15] 14 March 7, 2002 Gerald Wayne Tigner Jr. 29 20 9 Black Texas [16] 15 March 12, 2002 Tracy Lee Housel: 43 26 17 White Georgia [17] 16 March 14, 2002 James Earl Patterson: 35 19 16 ...
Jasper, Texas is a 2003 American made-for-television drama film directed by Jeffrey W. Byrd.The teleplay by Jonathan Estrin is based on a true story and focuses on the aftermath of a crime in which three white men from the small town of Jasper, Texas, killed African American James Byrd Jr. by dragging him behind their pickup truck.
Under the care of Ned Byrd’s partner, 5-year-old black lab Sasha brings comfort to those who loved him. 2 years after Wake County deputy’s death, his K-9 partner helps loved ones heal Skip to ...
John A. Brown Jr. 1962 1997 35 American Louisiana Murder [30] Vernon Brown: 1953 2005 51 American Missouri Murder [57] Robert Anthony Buell: 1940 2002 62 American Ohio Murder [30] Robert Earl Butts Jr. 1977 2018 40 American Georgia (U.S.) Murder [58] Carl Wayne Buntion: 1944 2022 78 American Texas Murder [59] John William Byrd Jr. 1963 2002 38 ...