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 2870: “Mississippi Burning:” Attorney General Research Files. 1964-2007.
Series 2902: “Mississippi Burning:” FBI Memoranda. 1964-1965.
ACCESS NOTE Arrangements must be made with an Image & Sound Archivist to determine availability of equipment for viewing and/or duplication of any materials in this series. |
Photographs:
| Box 34572 Neshoba Co Jail Ticket Books Federal Grand Jury. Biloxi, MS. 9-24-64 Begin Re-photograph. Exhibit # 1 Exhibit # 2 Exhibit # 3 Jail Receipts Jail Docket – 1959 | 34572 |
| Box 34573 Aerial Photos of Burial Site Aerial Photos of Neshoba County Aerial Photos of Neshoba County Autopsy Burial Site Burned Car at Garage Burned Car at Site | 34573 |
| Box 34574 Chevrolet Belair Exhumation of Bodies Ford Fairlane Killen Killen’s Home Map of Neshoba County Mt. Zion Church Navy Photos Neshoba County Jail Road Leading to Burial Site Unlabeled Folder Victims | 34574 |
Video Cassettes:
| WLBT Newsfilm Collection, Tapes 1 & 2. (MP 1980.1) Crimes of the Klan/ Pride & the Fall/Nail Fils (Kurtis Production, Ltd.) ABC News Turning Point (circa 1994) ABC News 20/20 – Civil Rights Murders (June 14, 2000) ABC News 20/20 (November 29, 1999) CNN – “Philly” | 34570 |