James Byrd Jr.’s body was found in pieces along a country road in Texas in June 1998. A section of Huff Creek Road, where James Byrd Jr. was dragged to death. John William King, center, and Lawrence Russell Brewer, rear, are escorted from the Jasper County Jail on June 9, 1998, in Jasper, Tex. An undated photo released by the Jasper County District Attorney's office shows some of the tattoos on John William King. In 2000, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals rejected an argument that his attorney had failed him by not investigating an alibi.

Source: Washington Post April 24, 2019 03:12 UTC