DESCRIPTION
The FBI is currently seeking information
and next of kin for
more than 100 unsolved civil
rights murders that occurred prior to 1969. These cases are being reexamined
as a result of the Civil Rights-era Cold Case Initiative, a joint effort
with federal, state and local law enforcement partners, as well as community
leaders and civic organizations. A partial listing of these cold cases
is presented below.
Victim(s) Name
|
Date of Death
|
Location of Death
|
Louis Allen |
January 31, 1964 |
Liberty, MS |
Benjamin Brown |
May 10, 1967 |
Jackson, MS |
Charles Brown |
June 20, 1957 |
Yazoo City, MS |
Jessie Brown |
January 13, 1965 |
Winona, MS |
Silas Caston |
March 1, 1964 |
Jackson, MS |
Vincent Dahmon |
May-July 1966 |
Natchez, MS |
Roman Ducksworth |
April 1961 or 1962 |
Taylorsville, MS |
Jimmie Griffen (Griffin) |
September 24, 1965 |
near Sturgis, MS |
Paul Guihard |
September 30, 1962 |
Oxford, MS |
Wharlest Jackson |
February 27, 1967 |
Natchez, MS |
George Lee |
May 7, 1955 |
Belzoni, MS |
Sylvester Maxwell |
Body discovered
January 17, 1963 |
Canton, MS |
Robert McNair |
November 6, 1964 |
Pelahatchie, MS |
Clinton Melton |
December 3, 1955 |
Tallahatchie, MS |
Booker Mixon |
October 12, 1959 |
Clarksdale, MS |
Mack Parker |
April 25, 1959 |
Poplarville, MS |
William Prather |
November 1, 1959 |
Corinth, MS |
Johnny Queen |
August 8, 1965 |
Fayette, MS |
Donald Raspberry |
February 1965 |
Okolona, MS |
Jessie Shelby |
January 29, 1956 |
Yazoo City, MS |
Ed Smith |
April 27, 1958 |
State Line, MS |
Lamar Smith |
August 13, 1955 |
Brookhaven, MS |
Eddie Stewart |
July 9, 1966 |
Jackson or
Crystal Springs, MS |
Saleam Triggs |
January 23, 1965 |
Hattiesburg, MS |
Clifton Walker |
February 28, 1964 |
Woodville or Natchez, MS |
Willie Edwards |
January 23, 1957 |
Montgomery, AL |
Rogers Hamilton |
October 22, 1957 |
Fort Deposit, AL |
Mattie Green |
May 19, 1960 |
Ringgold, GA |
Willie Joe Sanford |
March 1, 1957 |
Hawkinsville, GA |
Izell Henry |
1954 |
Greensburg, LA |
Oneal Moore |
June 2, 1965 |
Varnado, LA |
Frank Morris |
December 10, 1964 |
Ferriday, LA |
Robert Wilder or
John Wesley Wilder |
July 17, 1965 |
Ruston, LA |
Ladislado Urese |
April 22, 1953 |
San Antonio, TX |
Harry Moore |
December 25, 1951 |
Mims, FL |
Harriette Moore |
January 3, 1952 |
Mims, FL |
IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION CONCERNING ANY OF THESE CASES, PLEASE
CONTACT YOUR LOCAL FBI OFFICE OR THE
NEAREST AMERICAN EMBASSY OR CONSULATE.
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