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|fullname = John William King | |fullname = John William King | ||
|alias = | |alias = Possum | ||
|origin = Atlanta, Georgia, United States | |origin = Atlanta, Georgia, United States | ||
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King had been longtime friends with both Brewer and Berry, and, like Brewer, had formerly been a member of the Texas chapter of the [[Ku Klux Klan]]. | King had been longtime friends with both Brewer and Berry, and, like Brewer, had formerly been a member of the Texas chapter of the [[Ku Klux Klan]]. | ||
King had several racist tattoos: a black man hanging from a tree, [[Nazi]] symbols, the words "Aryan Pride", and the patch for a gang of white supremacist inmates known as the [[Confederate Knights of America]], which Brewer had also been a member. While in prison, King said that he had been repeatedly [[Gang Rape|gang raped]] | King had several racist tattoos: a black man hanging from a tree, [[Nazi]] symbols, the words "Aryan Pride", and the patch for a gang of white supremacist inmates known as the [[Confederate Knights of America]], which Brewer had also been a member. While in prison, King said that he had been repeatedly [[Gang Rape|gang raped]] by black inmates. | ||
===The murder=== | ===The murder=== | ||
On June 7, 1998, Byrd, age 49, accepted a ride from Berry, Brewer and King. Berry, who was driving, was acquainted with Byrd from around town. Instead of taking Byrd home, the three men took Byrd to a remote county road out of town, beat him severely, spray-painted his face, urinated and defecated on him, and chained him by his ankles to their pickup truck before dragging him for about three miles (five kilometers). | On June 7, 1998, Byrd, age 49, accepted a ride from Berry, Brewer and King. Berry, who was driving, was acquainted with Byrd from around town. Instead of taking Byrd home, the three men took Byrd to a remote county road out of town, beat him severely, spray-painted his face, urinated and defecated on him, and chained him by his ankles to their pickup truck before dragging him for about three miles (five kilometers). | ||
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On December 21, 2018, King's execution by lethal injection was scheduled for April 24, 2019. On April 22, 2019, his appeals to both the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals and the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles were denied. He was executed at the Huntsville Unit on April 24, 2019. | On December 21, 2018, King's execution by lethal injection was scheduled for April 24, 2019. On April 22, 2019, his appeals to both the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals and the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles were denied. He was executed at the Huntsville Unit on April 24, 2019. | ||
===Legacy=== | |||
The murder of Byrd later became one of the inspirations (alongside the killing of Matthew Shepard) for implementation of the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, which was signed into law by then-President Barack Obama on October 28, 2009. | |||
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