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June 7
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1940
Samuel McDowell born in Reynolds, Georgia
Samuel Little — America's Most Prolific Confirmed Serial Killer1940
Samuel Little born in Reynolds, Georgia as Samuel McDowell
Samuel Little — America's Most Prolific Confirmed Serial Killer1998
James Byrd Jr. dies from dragging injuries
The Murder of James Byrd Jr.1998key event
Body of James Byrd Jr. discovered along rural road
The Murder of James Byrd Jr.1998
James Byrd Jr. identified through forensic analysis
The Murder of James Byrd Jr.1998
Crime scene investigated in rural Jasper County
The Murder of James Byrd Jr.1998
Byrd's remains discovered on a rural road outside Jasper; identification required forensic analysis
The Murder of James Byrd Jr.1998
King, Brewer, and Berry offered Byrd a ride while he walked along a road
The Murder of James Byrd Jr.1998
Byrd beaten, chained by his ankles to a pickup truck, and dragged nearly three miles
The Murder of James Byrd Jr.1998key event
James Byrd Jr. attacked and dragged by pickup truck
The Murder of James Byrd Jr.