Freedom Summer Murders-Killen

Edgar Ray Killen is surrounded by police officers as leaves the Neshoba Conty Court House after sentencing, thursday June 23,2005. The media nd locals surround the courthouse ramp anticipating Killens exit. Killen will serve 60yrs to run consecutively.he sentencing in his triple manslaughter case heavily gurded and not handcuffed in his yellow Neshoba County prison jumpsuit,Thursday June 23,2005 in Philadelphia,Ms. Its the maxium sentence he could get.(Photo/Suzi Altman)

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Edgar Ray Killen is surrounded by police officers as leaves the Neshoba Conty Court House after sentencing, thursday June 23,2005. The media nd locals surround the courthouse ramp anticipating Killens exit. Killen will serve 60yrs to run consecutively.he sentencing in his triple manslaughter case heavily gurded and not handcuffed in his yellow Neshoba County prison jumpsuit,Thursday June 23,2005 in Philadelphia,Ms. Its the maxium sentence he could get.(Photo/Suzi Altman)