Killen found guilty 3 counts of manslaughter

Edgar Killen has been found guilty of 3 counts of manslaughter in the deaths of Michael Schwerner, Andrew Goodman and James Chaney on the exact 41st anniversary of their murders. He faces up to 20 years in prison. Reuters News

In closing arguments, prosecutor Mark Duncan urged jurors to "remove the stain" on Mississippi's Neshoba County, where the killings occurred, and deliver justice by convicting Killen.

Mississippi has learned from it's past. While bigotry exists in small pockets as it does in other states and across the world, the vast majority of Mississippians are accepting and live, work, and hang out together without regard to skin color.