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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). | ||