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1949 - Born on May 2nd in Jasper. American murder victim.
1998 - Died on June 7th at the age of 49.
- James Byrd, Jr., was beaten unconscious, chained to the back of a pickup truck and dragged for miles over rural roads outside the town of Jasper.
- Three white men, John William King, Shawn Berry and Lawrence Brewer Jr., have been arrested.
1998 - Died on June 7th at the age of 49.
- James Byrd, Jr., was beaten unconscious, chained to the back of a pickup truck and dragged for miles over rural roads outside the town of Jasper.
- Three white men, John William King, Shawn Berry and Lawrence Brewer Jr., have been arrested.
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