News Alert: Texas executes man convicted in murder of James Byrd Jr., the 1998 case that prompted a national discussion about hate-crime laws
John William King, 44, was executed Wednesday night, two decades after his conviction. Another man convicted in the case was executed in 2011, and a third is serving a life term in prison. James Byrd Jr.'s body was found in pieces along a country road in Texas in June 1998. He was killed after being dragged for miles from the back of a car, investigators determined.
John William King, 44, was executed Wednesday night, two decades after his conviction. Another man convicted in the case was executed in 2011, and a third is serving a life term in prison.
James Byrd Jr.'s body was found in pieces along a country road in Texas in June 1998. He was killed after being dragged for miles from the back of a car, investigators determined.
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