Remorseless Statement Released After Texas Death Row Inmate Executed for Hate Crime

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4/30/2019|Updated: 4/30/2019

The Texas prison system recently read out a remorseless statement by John William King, the man who was executed on April 24 for orchestrating one of the most gruesome hate crimes in U.S. history.

King, 44, was sentenced to death for the dragging murder of James Byrd Jr., a black man. He was one of the three men convicted for the 1998 murder.

Venus Upadhayaya

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Venus Upadhayaya reports on India, China, and the Global South. Her traditional area of expertise is in Indian and South Asian geopolitics. Community media, sustainable development, and leadership remain her other areas of interest.

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