The Murders of James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, & Micheal Shwerener

By foellere
  • Chaney, Goodman, & Shwerner missing

    Chaney, Goodman, & Shwerner missing

    James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Micheal Shwerner go missing after a day of working at CORE.
  • Found!

    Found!

  • Buried

    Buried

    James Chaney is buried.

  • Arrested

    The FBI arrests 19 suspects.

  • Arrested #2

    The FBI arrests 18 suspects of the original 19. The last one, Edgar Ray Killen is released.

  • Arrested #3

    7 men are convicted on not giving civil rights to and killing james Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Micheal Shwerener.
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    The Case

    The case of the murders begins in Mississippi law.

  • Killen Convicted

    Edgar Ray Killen is convicted with 3 murder charges.

  • Killen Convicted #2

    Edgar Ray Killen is convicted with 3 manslaughter charges, slightly lesser than murder charges. Case is closed.