Thomas edwin blanton jr. cause of death trial#
But Blanton was not put on trial until 2001. The FBI reopened the case after meeting with Black clergy in 1993. Department of Justice's civil rights division on evidence in the case.
Edgar Hoover, the director of the FBI at the time, also blocked attempts to brief local prosecutors and members of the U.S. But the FBI did not pursue prosecutions in the 1960s in 2007, the bureau said "witnesses were reluctant to talk and physical evidence was lacking," and that recorded evidence at the time was inadmissable. The FBI identified Blanton as a suspect in a 1965 memo as a suspect in the bombing. Kay Ivey said in a statement on Friday. "Although his passing will never fully take away the pain or restore the loss of life, I pray on behalf of the loved ones of all involved that our entire state can continue taking steps forward to create a better Alabama for future generations." "That was a dark day that will never be forgotten in both Alabama’s history and that of our nation," Gov. The blast killed Collins, McNair, Robertson and Wesley and injured at least 14 other people, including Addie Mae Collins' sister Sarah, 12, who was blinded in one eye.
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