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Byron De La Beckwith Jr. (November 9, 1920 – January 21, 2001) was an American white supremacist and member of the Ku Klux Klan who murdered civil rights leader Medgar Evers on June 12, 1963 in Jackson, Mississippi. In 1964, he was tried twice on a murder charge in Mississippi.
Apr 3, 2014 · Byron De La Beckwith killed civil rights activist Medgar Evers in 1963, but escaped justice for more than 30 years. Learn more about Beckwith's life and crimes at Biography.com.
Jan 23, 2001 · Byron De La Beckwith, whose 1994 conviction in the murder of a civil rights leader three decades earlier symbolized a transformation in Mississippi, died on Sunday night in Jackson, Miss. He was...
Nov 24, 2009 · On February 5, 1994, white supremacist Byron De La Beckwith is convicted in the murder of African American civil rights leader Medgar Evers, over 30 years after the crime occurred.
Feb 5, 2024 · A jury convicted Byron De La Beckwith for the 1963 murder of Medgar Evers after seeing evidence that included Beckwith’s fingerprint on the murder weapon and hearing six witnesses share how he had bragged about killing Evers, and the judge sentenced Beckwith to life in prison.
Jun 12, 2020 · It took three trials—and three decades—to convict white supremacist Byron De La Beckwith for the murder.
Jul 26, 2022 · In the early morning of June 12, 1963, tragedy struck in the driveway of 2332 Guynes Street in Jackson, Mississippi. At around 12:30 a.m., white supremacist Byron De La Beckwith emerged from a patch of honeysuckle and gunned down civil rights leader Medgar Evers as he exited his car in his driveway.
Mar 8, 2018 · This acknowledgement is the latest piece of long overdue justice for his family, as Evers’ killer, Byron De La Beckwith, was not charged with the assassination until 1994.
Feb 6, 1994 · The white supremacist who witnesses said had bragged about killing Medgar Evers three decades ago was convicted of murder today and immediately sentenced to life in prison. Byron De La...
Feb 6, 1994 · Thirty-one years after the assassination of civil rights leader Medgar Evers, Byron De La Beckwith, the man arrested within two weeks of the murder, was found guilty Saturday and sentenced to...
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