The Murders of James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, & Micheal Shwerener

Chaney, Goodman, & Shwerner missing

Jun 21, 1964

James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Micheal Shwerner go missing after a day of working at CORE.

Found!

Aug 4, 1964

Buried

Aug 7, 1964

James Chaney is buried.

Arrested

Oct 1, 1964

The FBI arrests 19 suspects.

Arrested #2

Dec 4, 1964

The FBI arrests 18 suspects of the original 19. The last one, Edgar Ray Killen is released.

Arrested #3

Jan 1, 1967

7 men are convicted on not giving civil rights to and killing james Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Micheal Shwerener.

The Case

Period: Oct 9, 1967 to Jun 21, 2005

The case of the murders begins in Mississippi law.

Killen Convicted

Jan 7, 2005

Edgar Ray Killen is convicted with 3 murder charges.

Killen Convicted #2

Jun 21, 2005

Edgar Ray Killen is convicted with 3 manslaughter charges, slightly lesser than murder charges. Case is closed.