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James Byrd Jr. (May 2, 1949 – June 7, 1998) was an American man who was murdered by three men, two of whom were avowed white supremacists, in Jasper, Texas, on June 7, 1998. Shawn Berry, Lawrence Brewer, and John King dragged him for 3 miles (5 kilometers) behind a Ford pickup truck along an asphalt road.
[6] [7] Byrd was an African American man who was tied to a truck by two white supremacists and a third man who had no racist background, dragged behind it, and decapitated in Jasper, Texas, in 1998. [6] Shepard's murderers were given life sentences—in large part because his parents sought mercy for his killers.
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A man who orchestrated one of the most gruesome hate crimes in U.S. history was set to be executed Wednesday for the dragging death of James Byrd Jr. nearly 21 years ago.
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.
King along with Shawn Berry and Lawrence Brewer were accused of kidnapping Byrd while he hitchhiked in Jasper, Texas, on June 7, 1998. ... Byrd while he hitchhiked in Jasper, Texas, on June 7, 1998.
John William King was executed Wednesday in Texas for the gruesome hate crime murder of a black man more than 20 years ago. White Supremacist Executed for 1998 Dragging Death of James Byrd. Jr [Video]
John William King was put to death by lethal injection on Wednesday for the gruesome 1998 murder of James Byrd Jr. ... was accused of kidnapping Byrd while he hitchhiked in Jasper, Texas, on June ...
Jasper is a city in and the county seat of Jasper County, Texas, United States. [5] Its population was 6,884 at the 2020 U.S. Census , [ 6 ] down from 7,590 at the 2010 U.S. Census . Jasper is situated in the Deep East Texas subregion, about 40 miles (64 km) west of the Texas-Louisiana state line.