Series 2870: “Mississippi Burning:” Attorney General Research Files. 1964-2007.
Attorney General (RG 48).

      This series consists of materials documenting the murders of civil rights workers James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner in Neshoba County, Mississippi in June 1964. The materials were gathered and compiled by the Mississippi Attorney General’s office in its 2004 re-opening of the Mississippi Burning (MIBURN) case and investigation, which culminated in the June 2005 trial and conviction of Edgar Ray Killen.

      Dating from 1964 to 2007, the collection includes three components. Series 2902 consists of Federal Bureau of Investigation memoranda from the 1960s reporting the day-to-day investigation into the murders. The second component, Series 2870, is legal research compiled by the Mississippi Attorney General's office in its prosecution of Killen in 2005 (a more detailed folder-level inventory is available for this section). The final component, Series 2903, is photographs and video cassettes that document the exhumation and autopsies of the victims, as well as other evidence gathered by investigators.

See also:
      Series 2902: “Mississippi Burning:” FBI Memoranda. 1964-1965.
      Series 2903: “Mississippi Burning:” Photographs and Video Cassettes. 1964-2000.

Box 34559

• State of MS v. Killen (1965)
• State of MS v. Killen (1967). Director Martin's work copy, Book 1
• Director Martin's work copy, Book 2
• State of MS v. Killen (1967). Highlighted copy
• 1967 Federal Trial Transcripts... Carlton W. Miller
• 1967 Federal Trial Transcripts...Delmar Dennis
• 1967 Federal Trial Transcripts...James Jordan
• 1967 Federal Trial Transcripts...Michael Hatcher
• MIBURN Briefing Book. March 2000
• MIBURN Briefing Book. July 2001
• Historical Homicide, Book 15: Dennis, Jones, etc.

Box 34560

• Historical Homicide, Book 16: Federal Grand Jury Summary, etc
• Historical Homicide, Book 17: Townshend, Pettis, etc.
• US v. Cecil Ray Price et al (1967) Index to Transcript
• US v. Cecil Ray Price et al (1967)

Box 34561

• AG Report: MIBURN 2000-0067w (Sept. 2004), Vol. 1
• AG Report: MIBURN 2000-0067w (Sept. 2004), Vol. 2
• AG Report: MIBURN 2000-0067w (Sept. 2004), Vol. 3
• Historical Homicide, General Index
• Historical Homicide, Book 9: James Jordan
• Historical Homicide, Book 11: Rainey, Burrage, etc.
• Historical Homicide, Book 12: Posey, Herndon, etc.
• Historical Homicide, Book 13: Chisholm, Herring, etc.
• Historical Homicide, Book 14: Wiggs, Price, Hatcher.

Box 34562

• Featherston Family Autopsy Information
• Dr. Featherston: "Autopsy Stuff"
• Agent Notes, Highway Map
• 1967 Court Transcript, p. 55-94
• 1967 Court Transcript, p. 400-466
• 1967 Court Transcript, p. 554-579 and 1159-1170
• 1967 Court Transcript, p. 400-466 and 755-907
• 1967 Court Transcript, p. 951-1111
• Witnesses - Alive and Dead
• Petition to reopen the murder case
• Wilmer Faye Jones, Ernest Gilbert
• Supplemental Prosecutive Summary, DOJ Correspondence
• FBI Memos, Agent Notes, Clippings
• AG Office Research: MIBURN General Index (Sept. 2000)
• US v. Cecil Ray Price et al Transcript, p. 1-142
• US v. Cecil Ray Price et al Transcript, p. 143-343
• Philadelphia Subpoenas (2005)
• Newspaper Articles, Index (2000)
• AG Office Working Files: KKK in MS Research, Case Chronology
• AG Office Working Files: Witness Index, Correspondence
• Billy Wayne Posey Proffer Preparation
• Online News Articles, Blog Research on KKK

Box 34563

• Interview Prep re: Jerry McGrew Sharpe, et al
• Interview Prep re: Joseph M. Hatcher, et al
• James Jordan transcript, notes
• FBI Memos, Jordan and Barbette statements
• Duke Torrence Info
• Cecil Ray Price
• Misc. Info re: Government Witnesses
• Jimmy L. Townshend
• Dexter Duke Torrence

Box 34564

• Herman Tucker
• Defendants: Sentences
• Defendents: Interviews
• Lee Information
• Newspaper Articles
• Misc Notes
• Misc Info
• Lawrence Rainey
• Lab Info
• Sequence of Events
• Search for Cellmates
• Witness Overview
• Price, Jordan, Barnette Stories
• Table of Contents File
• Cecil Ray Price Proffer
• Harry J. Wiggs
• Time Analysis
• Vehicle
• To Do Lists
• Gun - .38 Caliber
• Jerry Sharpe
• Robert L. Stringer - Suicide
• Subject Files: Autopsy
• Subject Files: Crime Scenes
• Subject Files: Testimony Overview
• Subject Files: Evidence
• Subject Files: Maps and Sketches
• Subject Files: FBI Lab Report
• Transcripts and Interviews
• Subject Files: FBI Memoranda
• Subject Files: James Jordan Statement
• Subject Files: MIBURN Chronology
• Subject Files: Jimmy Arledge
• Subject Files: Horace Doyle Barnette
• Subject Files: Travis Barnette
• Subject Files: Sam Bowers
• Subject Files: Open Burrage
• Subject Files: Delmar Dennis
• Subject Files: Joseph M. Hatcher
• Subject Files: Rayford Jones
• Subject Files: Wilmer Faye Jones

Box 34565

• Subject Files: James Jordan
• Subject Files: Edgar Ray Killen
• Subject Files: Carlton Wallace Miller
• Subject Files: W. H. Pettis
• Subject Files: Billy Wayne Posey
• MIBURN Chronology: June 1964
• MIBURN Chronology: July 1964
• MIBURN Chronology: August 1964
• MIBURN Chronology: Sept. 1964
• MIBURN Chronology: Oct. 1964
• MIBURN Chronology: Nov. 1964
• MIBURN Chronology: Dec. 1964
• MIBURN Chronology: Jan. 1965
• MIBURN Chronology: Feb. 1965
• MIBURN Chronology: Mar. 1965

Box 34566

• MIBURN Chronology: Apr 1965
• May 1965--Sept 1966
• Dec 1966--Jan. 1968
• Sept. 1968--Oct. 1968
• June 1969--Sept. 1969
• Jan. 1970
• Mar. 1970--May 1970
• Jan. 1971
• Mar. 1972
• Jan. 1973
• Mar. 1973
• Jun. 1973--Aug. 1973
• Oct. 1973
• Aug. 1975
• Sept. 1999
• Misc Memoranda
• Misc Synopses, no date
• Witness Testimonies: Mrs. Nelson Chisholm
• Witness Testimonies: Beatrice Cole
• Witness Testimonies: William Diamond
• Witness Testimonies: Delmar Diamond
• Witness Testimonies: Willie D. Dennis
• Witness Testimonies: William P. Featherston
• Witness Testimonies: Adele Griffis
• Witness Testimonies: Rodney Harrison
• Minnie Lee Herring
• Harold B. Holley
• Witness Testimonies: T. Hudson
• Witness Testimonies: Charles Johnson
• Witness Testimonies: Wilbur Jones
• Witness Testimonies: James Jordan...1 of 2
• Witness Testimonies: Ernest Kirkland
• Witness Testimonies: Frances Ruby May
• Witness Testimonies: Ruel May
• Witness Testimonies: Carlton Wallace Miller
• Witness Testimonies: William D. Perry
• Witness Testimonies: W. H. Pettis
• Witness Testimonies: Earl Robert Poe
• Witness Testimonies: Edwin J. Ross
• Witness Testimonies: Randolph Percy Russell
• Misc Info: General Index
• Edgar Ray Killen: Criminal Conviction Documents
• MIBURN Documents obtained by 5th circuit court

Box 34567

• MIBURN Documents obtained by 5th circuit court continued
• Prosecutive Summary Report of S.A. John T. Kelly
• Rask and Wooten Testimonies
• Lee Martin Unlabeled Notes
• Defense Attorney's Closing Arguments
• Alibi and Character Witnesses: MS v. Killen
• Lee Martin Preliminary Briefing Book
• J. W. Johnny Stewart Testimony
• Alfred E. Keene et al Testimonies
• Joseph Hatcher Interview Info
• Bonnie Jane Mitchell Informant Report
• Lee Martin MIBURN Notebook
• FBI Teletype re Killen
• Transcripts: Kirkland, Herring, Chisholm et al
• Transcripts: Russell, Johnson, May et al

Box 34569

• Transcripts: Russell, Johnson, May et al
• Transcripts: Mr. Owen
• Transcripts: Awe, Hudson, Cochran et al
• Statement of Billy Wayne Posey
• Summary of Criminal Trial Transcript
• Informant Report: Carlton Wallace Miller and Bonnie Jane Mitchell
• Transcripts: J.C. Brister, Clara Hardy et al
• "MIBURN Tips"
• Delmar Dennis Testimony
• James Jordan FBI Interview
• Wallace Miller FBI Interview
• FBI Informant Reports
• Summary of Federal Testimony: Carlton Wallace Miller
• Summary of Federal Testimony: James Jordan
• Misc Transcripts (1967)
• Misc FBI Memoranda
• Lee Martin Transcript Notes
• Lee Martin Memos and Notes

Box 34571

• Destruction of Trial Evidence
• Info on State Pressing Charges
• Witness Summary: Evidence List
• Exhibits in 1-A File
• Lee Martin: Newspaper Articles
• Lee Martin: Misc Correspondence
• Lee Martin: Testimonies of Government Witnesses
• Lee Martin: Wilmer Faye Jones Incident Summary
• Jordan, Doyle Barnette Testimonies
• Cecil Ray Price Proffer
• Killen Interview by Barnette
• Federal Court File
• Selective Prosecution Motion
• Subpoena
• Selective Prosecution: Westlaw Cases
• Due Process Research
• Impeachment Contradiction
• Replacement Grand Jurors
• Grand Jury Waivers
• Mike Hatcher
• Informant Lists, David Goodman Transcript etc
• Misc Research Notes
• KKK in MS: Research Notes
• Potential Defendant Lists
• Misc Reports and Interviews
• Gov. Paul B. Johnson Interview (1980)
• US v. Price et al

Box 34568

• Jury Questionnaire, Killen Trial (2005)