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In 1964, William Bradford Huie told the story in his book ''Three Lives For Mississippi''. The murders came to worldwide public attention twice in recent years. In 1988 the story was dramatized in the film '' Mississippi Burning ''. Despite the sympathetic portrayal of the FBI agents in the movie, civil rights activists at the time found them unwilling to take action against those who were behind the racist violence. On January 6 , 2005 Edgar Ray Killen , one of the ringleaders in the murders, was arrested on three counts of murder. Harlan Majure , former Mayor of Philadelphia, Mississippi , provided an Alibi for Killen during the trial, and asserted that the Ku Klux Klan was a "peaceful organization". Killen was convicted on three counts of Manslaughter on June 21 , 2005 , after the jury opted for manslaughter instead of murder. SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS
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