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After being held for several hours, the three were released. As they approached the edge of town, Price again pulled them over and held them until other KKK members could arrive. They were then taken to an isolated spot where all three were shot to death. Cheney was severely beaten before he was shot. Their bodies were buried in an earthen dam.

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  • Mississippi Civil Rights Workers Murders
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  • After being held for several hours, the three were released. As they approached the edge of town, Price again pulled them over and held them until other KKK members could arrive. They were then taken to an isolated spot where all three were shot to death. Cheney was severely beaten before he was shot. Their bodies were buried in an earthen dam.
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  • After being held for several hours, the three were released. As they approached the edge of town, Price again pulled them over and held them until other KKK members could arrive. They were then taken to an isolated spot where all three were shot to death. Cheney was severely beaten before he was shot. Their bodies were buried in an earthen dam. Outrage at the disappearances prompted President Lyndon Johnson to all but force the FBI to investigate. In time, the identities of the killers was revealed, but the state refused to prosecute. Several responsible, Price included, were tried for the federal crime of violating the three mens' civil rights (although others were acquitted, including Sheriff Lawrence A. Rainey). It was not until the first decade of the 21st Century that any of the participants were convicted of murder when was convicted in 2005.
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