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rticles and information from Clarion-Ledger investigative reporter Jerry Mitchell regarding the The Mississippi Burning case.
Timeline
Key Events: Case Dismissed Because Key Witness Isn't Present
Dec 10, 1964
Key Events: Edgar Ray Killen Indicted
Jan 6, 2005
Key Events: Killen Convicted on Three Manslaughter Counts
Jun 21, 2005
Key Events: FBI Arrests 21 Suspects
Dec 4, 1964
Key Events: US Supreme Court Reverses Dismissal
Mar 28, 1966
Key Events: Burned-Out Station Wagon Found
Jun 23, 1964
Key Events: District Court Judge Cox Dismisses Felony Charges
Feb 26, 1965
Key Events: Jury Convicts 7 of the Defendants
Oct 20, 1967
Key Events: FBI Arrests 18
Jan 15, 1965
Key Events: Federal Grand Jury Indicts 19
Feb 28, 1967
Key Events: FBI Finds Bodies Buried in Earthen Dam
Aug 4, 1964
Key Events: Schwerner, Goodman and Chaney are Killed
Jun 21, 1964
Key Events: Judge Cox Dismisses Indictments Again
Oct 7, 1966
