Midnight Murders on Rock Cut Road: Justice: Partial Justice, Silence, Redemption, Final Justice - Paperback

by Bruce E. Krell (Author)

A detailed history of the pursuit of justice for the murders of Schwerner, Chaney and Goodman. Trial transcripts, court documents, newspaper articles, and interviews with participants are used. The Neshoba County Civil Rights Movement, the 1967 civil rights trial, its appeals, the battle by local residents to obtain prosecution, the 2005 murder trial and its appeals are covered.

- History of Neshoba County Civil Rights Movement

- FBI investigation to identify murderers

- 1967 Federal Civil Rights trial details and appeals

- Frustrating attempts by locals (1966-2004) to pursue justice

ending with the Call for Justice by the Philadelphia Coalition

- 2005 MS murder trial and habeas corpus appeals

- Incarceration of Edgar Ray Killen

- Legal issues and filings explained in plain English