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Mississippi jury convicts Killen in 1964 civil rights killings
Edgar Ray Killen, an 80 year old former Klansman, is found guilty of manslaughter for masterminding the 1964 slayings of Michael Schwerner James Chaney and Andrew Goodman. The jury acquits on murder, sentencing possible up to 20 years per count. Killen to be sentenced Thursday amid security.
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