Creator: Attorney General (RG 48)

Collection Summary:  Materials documenting the murders of civil rights workers James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner in Neshoba County, Mississippi in June 1964. The materials were gathered and compiled by the Mississippi Attorney General’s office in its 2004 re-opening of the Mississippi Burning (MIBURN) case and investigation, which culminated in the June 2005 trial and conviction of Edgar Ray Killen. Series 2870 is legal research compiled by the Mississippi Attorney General's office in its prosecution of Killen in 2005. Researchers should also consult Series 2902: FBI Memoranda, and Series 2903: Photographs and Video Cassettes.

Access Restrictions: None.

Date(s): 1964-2007.

Volume: 12.0 Cubic Feet.

Finding Aid Created By: Shaun Stalzer in August 2024.

Related Materials: See also:
     Series 2902: “Mississippi Burning:” FBI Memoranda. 1964-1965.
     Series 2903: “Mississippi Burning:” Photographs and Video Cassettes. 1964-2000.

Record Group History: The office of attorney general was established in the first state constitution of 1817. Subsequent state constitutions mirrored the first in the creation and mode of election for the office. The Attorney General is charged with the duties of being the chief legal officer and advisor for the state, both civil and criminal, and is charged with managing all litigation on behalf of the state. No arm of agency of the state government can bring or defend a suit against another such arm or agency without prior written approval of the attorney general.  The present divisions and sections of the attorney general's office include: civil and criminal litigation, opinion processing, governmental affairs, white collar crime, and public advocacy, which consists of consumer protection, Medicaid fraud control, child protection, and environmental protection.

Collection Inventory:
Box Content 

Box Number

Box 34559 
State of MS v. Killen (1965)34559
State of MS v. Killen (1967). Director Martin's work copy, Book 134559
Director Martin's work copy, Book 234559
State of MS v. Killen (1967). Highlighted copy34559
1967 Federal Trial Transcripts... Carlton W. Miller34559
1967 Federal Trial Transcripts...Delmar Dennis34559
1967 Federal Trial Transcripts...James Jordan34559
1967 Federal Trial Transcripts...Michael Hatcher34559
MIBURN Briefing Book. March 200034559
MIBURN Briefing Book. July 200134559
Historical Homicide, Book 15: Dennis, Jones, etc.34559
  
Box 34560 
Historical Homicide, Book 16: Federal Grand Jury Summary, etc34560
Historical Homicide, Book 17: Townshend, Pettis, etc.34560
US v. Cecil Ray Price et al (1967) Index to Transcript34560
US v. Cecil Ray Price et al (1967)34560
  
Box 34561 
AG Report: MIBURN 2000-0067w (Sept. 2004), Vol. 134561
AG Report: MIBURN 2000-0067w (Sept. 2004), Vol. 234561
AG Report: MIBURN 2000-0067w (Sept. 2004), Vol. 334561
Historical Homicide, General Index34561
Historical Homicide, Book 9: James Jordan34561
Historical Homicide, Book 11: Rainey, Burrage, etc.34561
Historical Homicide, Book 12: Posey, Herndon, etc.34561
Historical Homicide, Book 13: Chisholm, Herring, etc.34561
Historical Homicide, Book 14: Wiggs, Price, Hatcher.34561
  
Box 34562 
Featherston Family Autopsy Information34562
Dr. Featherston: "Autopsy Stuff"34562
Agent Notes, Highway Map34562
1967 Court Transcript, p. 55-9434562
1967 Court Transcript, p. 400-46634562
1967 Court Transcript, p. 554-579 and 1159-117034562
1967 Court Transcript, p. 400-466 and 755-90734562
1967 Court Transcript, p. 951-111134562
Witnesses - Alive and Dead34562
Petition to reopen the murder case34562
Wilmer Faye Jones, Ernest Gilbert34562
Supplemental Prosecutive Summary, DOJ Correspondence34562
FBI Memos, Agent Notes, Clippings34562
AG Office Research: MIBURN General Index (Sept. 2000)34562
US v. Cecil Ray Price et al Transcript, p. 1-14234562
US v. Cecil Ray Price et al Transcript, p. 143-34334562
Philadelphia Subpoenas (2005)34562
Newspaper Articles, Index (2000)34562
AG Office Working Files: KKK in MS Research, Case Chronology34562
AG Office Working Files: Witness Index, Correspondence34562
Billy Wayne Posey Proffer Preparation34562
Online News Articles, Blog Research on KKK34562
  
Box 34563 
Interview Prep re: Jerry McGrew Sharpe, et al34563
Interview Prep re: Joseph M. Hatcher, et al34563
James Jordan transcript, notes34563
FBI Memos, Jordan and Barbette statements34563
Duke Torrence Info34563
Cecil Ray Price34563
Misc. Info re: Government Witnesses34563
Jimmy L. Townshend34563
Dexter Duke Torrence34563
  
Box 34564 
Herman Tucker34564
Defendants: Sentences34564
Defendents: Interviews34564
Lee Information34564
Newspaper Articles34564
Misc Notes34564
Misc Info34564
Lawrence Rainey34564
Lab Info34564
Sequence of Events34564
Search for Cellmates34564
Witness Overview34564
Price, Jordan, Barnette Stories34564
Table of Contents File34564
Cecil Ray Price Proffer34564
Harry J. Wiggs34564
Time Analysis34564
Vehicle34564
To Do Lists34564
Gun - .38 Caliber34564
Jerry Sharpe34564
Robert L. Stringer - Suicide34564
Subject Files: Autopsy34564
Subject Files: Crime Scenes34564
Subject Files: Testimony Overview34564
Subject Files: Evidence34564
Subject Files: Maps and Sketches34564
Subject Files: FBI Lab Report34564
Transcripts and Interviews34564
Subject Files: FBI Memoranda34564
Subject Files: James Jordan Statement34564
Subject Files: MIBURN Chronology34564
Subject Files: Jimmy Arledge34564
Subject Files: Horace Doyle Barnette34564
Subject Files: Travis Barnette34564
Subject Files: Sam Bowers34564
Subject Files: Open Burrage34564
Subject Files: Delmar Dennis34564
Subject Files: Joseph M. Hatcher34564
Subject Files: Rayford Jones34564
Subject Files: Wilmer Faye Jones34564
  
Box 34565 
Subject Files: James Jordan34565
Subject Files: Edgar Ray Killen34565
Subject Files: Carlton Wallace Miller34565
Subject Files: W. H. Pettis34565
Subject Files: Billy Wayne Posey34565
MIBURN Chronology: June 196434565
MIBURN Chronology: July 196434565
MIBURN Chronology: August 196434565
MIBURN Chronology: Sept. 196434565
MIBURN Chronology: Oct. 196434565
MIBURN Chronology: Nov. 196434565
MIBURN Chronology: Dec. 196434565
MIBURN Chronology: Jan. 196534565
MIBURN Chronology: Feb. 196534565
MIBURN Chronology: Mar. 196534565
  
Box 34566 
MIBURN Chronology: Apr 196534566
May 1965--Sept 196634566
Dec 1966--Jan. 196834566
Sept. 1968--Oct. 196834566
June 1969--Sept. 196934566
Jan. 197034566
Mar. 1970--May 197034566
Jan. 197134566
Mar. 197234566
Jan. 197334566
Mar. 197334566
Jun. 1973--Aug. 197334566
Oct. 197334566
Aug. 197534566
Sept. 199934566
Misc Memoranda34566
Misc Synopses, no date34566
Witness Testimonies: Mrs. Nelson Chisholm34566
Witness Testimonies: Beatrice Cole34566
Witness Testimonies: William Diamond34566
Witness Testimonies: Delmar Diamond34566
Witness Testimonies: Willie D. Dennis34566
Witness Testimonies: William P. Featherston34566
Witness Testimonies: Adele Griffis34566
Witness Testimonies: Rodney Harrison34566
Minnie Lee Herring34566
Harold B. Holley34566
Witness Testimonies: T. Hudson34566
Witness Testimonies: Charles Johnson34566
Witness Testimonies: Wilbur Jones34566
Witness Testimonies: James Jordan...1 of 234566
Witness Testimonies: Ernest Kirkland34566
Witness Testimonies: Frances Ruby May34566
Witness Testimonies: Ruel May34566
Witness Testimonies: Carlton Wallace Miller34566
Witness Testimonies: William D. Perry34566
Witness Testimonies: W. H. Pettis34566
Witness Testimonies: Earl Robert Poe34566
Witness Testimonies: Edwin J. Ross34566
Witness Testimonies: Randolph Percy Russell34566
Misc Info: General Index34566
Edgar Ray Killen: Criminal Conviction Documents34566
MIBURN Documents obtained by 5th circuit court34566
  
Box 34567 
MIBURN Documents obtained by 5th circuit court continued34567
Prosecutive Summary Report of S.A. John T. Kelly34567
Rask and Wooten Testimonies34567
Lee Martin Unlabeled Notes34567
Defense Attorney's Closing Arguments34567
Alibi and Character Witnesses: MS v. Killen34567
Lee Martin Preliminary Briefing Book34567
J. W. Johnny Stewart Testimony34567
Alfred E. Keene et al Testimonies34567
Joseph Hatcher Interview Info34567
Bonnie Jane Mitchell Informant Report34567
Lee Martin MIBURN Notebook34567
FBI Teletype re Killen34567
Transcripts: Kirkland, Herring, Chisholm et al34567
Transcripts: Russell, Johnson, May et al34567
  
Box 34569 
Transcripts: Russell, Johnson, May et al34569
Transcripts: Mr. Owen34569
Transcripts: Awe, Hudson, Cochran et al34569
Statement of Billy Wayne Posey34569
Summary of Criminal Trial Transcript34569
Informant Report: Carlton Wallace Miller and Bonnie Jane Mitchell34569
Transcripts: J.C. Brister, Clara Hardy et al34569
"MIBURN Tips"34569
Delmar Dennis Testimony34569
James Jordan FBI Interview34569
Wallace Miller FBI Interview34569
FBI Informant Reports34569
Summary of Federal Testimony: Carlton Wallace Miller34569
Summary of Federal Testimony: James Jordan34569
Misc Transcripts (1967)34569
Misc FBI Memoranda34569
Lee Martin Transcript Notes34569
Lee Martin Memos and Notes34569
  
Box 34571 
Destruction of Trial Evidence34571
Info on State Pressing Charges34571
Witness Summary: Evidence List34571
Exhibits in 1-A File34571
Lee Martin: Newspaper Articles34571
Lee Martin: Misc Correspondence34571
Lee Martin: Testimonies of Government Witnesses34571
Lee Martin: Wilmer Faye Jones Incident Summary34571
Jordan, Doyle Barnette Testimonies34571
Cecil Ray Price Proffer34571
Killen Interview by Barnette34571
Federal Court File34571
Selective Prosecution Motion34571
Subpoena34571
Selective Prosecution: Westlaw Cases34571
Due Process Research34571
Impeachment Contradiction34571
Replacement Grand Jurors34571
Grand Jury Waivers34571
Mike Hatcher34571
Informant Lists, David Goodman Transcript etc34571
Misc Research Notes34571
KKK in MS: Research Notes34571
Potential Defendant Lists34571
Misc Reports and Interviews34571
Gov. Paul B. Johnson Interview (1980)34571
US v. Price et al34571
  
Box 34568 
Jury Questionnaire, Killen Trial (2005)34568