John William King
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John William King was a white supremacist who gained infamy as one of the men convicted and sentenced to death for the brutal 1998 dragging murder of James Byrd Jr. in Jasper, Texas.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American white supremacist
ⓘ
convicted murderer ⓘ person ⓘ |
| appeals | multiple unsuccessful appeals against death sentence ⓘ |
| caseDescribedAs | one of the most notorious hate crimes in modern U.S. history ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | lethal injection ⓘ |
| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| convictedOf |
capital murder
ⓘ
murder of James Byrd Jr. ⓘ |
| coPerpetrator |
Lawrence Russell Brewer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shawn Allen Berry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfCrime | United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfTrial | United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crimeClassification | hate crime ⓘ |
| crimeMethod | dragging behind a pickup truck ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1974-11-03 ⓘ |
| dateOfCrime | 1998-06-07 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2019-04-24 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | white American ⓘ |
| familyName | King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology | white supremacy ⓘ |
| incarceratedIn | Texas death row NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalStatus | executed ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | execution ⓘ |
| motive | racial hatred ⓘ |
| name | John William King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | role in the 1998 dragging murder of James Byrd Jr. ⓘ |
| notableLegalImpact | highlighted need for stronger hate-crime legislation in the United States ⓘ |
| penalty | death sentence ⓘ |
| perpetrated | dragging death of James Byrd Jr. ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Atlanta, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfCrime | Jasper, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Huntsville Unit, Huntsville, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfTrial | Jasper County, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| prisonerOf | Texas Department of Criminal Justice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| raceOfVictim | African American NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sentencedTo | death ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| stateOfBirth | Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stateOfDeath | Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stateWhereSentenced | Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vehicleUsedInCrime | pickup truck ⓘ |
| victim | James Byrd Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Murder of James Byrd Jr.