The victims’ families spoke words of forgiveness in Charleston after nine black people were massacred in a historic church by Dylann Roof, a white man who harbored dreams of launching a race war. The relatives were held up as examples of grace amid horror, and the city stayed calm. FILE – In this June 20, […]
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Dylann Roof: CONVICTED ON ALL COUNTS!
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Dylann Roof was convicted Thursday in the chilling attack on nine Black church members who were shot to death last year during a Bible study, affirming the prosecution’s portrayal of a young White man who hoped the slayings would start a race war or bring back segregation. This June 18, 2015, […]
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Prosecutors Give Timeline of Dylan Roof Leading up to Black Charleston Church Shootings
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Through a dozen witnesses on Tuesday, federal prosecutors reconstructed the activities of Dylann Roof in the months leading up to night he went to a Black Charleston church and shot nine members to death during a Bible study session. In this June 18, 2015 file photo, two Charleston police officers stand […]
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Dylan Roof Had List of Other Black Churches in His Car
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — When he was arrested, the man accused of killing nine people during a Bible study in a Charleston church had a list of other area Black churches in his car, law enforcement officials testified on Monday. During roughly two hours on the stand, former State Law Enforcement Division agent Brittany Burke […]
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Dylann Roof Laughed During Charleston Church Slaying Confession to FBI
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Dylann Roof wanted the world to know he hated Black people and thought they were criminals. He thought about attacking drug dealers, but they might shoot back. So, he told the FBI, he picked a historic Black church in Charleston he had learned about online. In this June18, 2016 file photo, […]
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Attorney: Roof’s Mother Suffers Heart Attack During Charleston Church Shooting Trial
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Dylann Roof’s mother suffered a heart attack not long after prosecutors described how her son planned a cold and calculated killing of nine Black church members in a racially motivated attack, the White man’s attorney said in court documents Thursday. Dylann Roof, seen here at a recent court hearing in Charleston, […]
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Judge: Dylann Roof Competent to Stand Trial in Charleston Church Shooting
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A judge has ruled that Dylann Roof is competent to stand trial for the killing of nine Black worshippers at a South Carolina church. This June 18, 2015, file photo, provided by the Charleston County Sheriff’s Office shows Dylann Roof. Jury selection resumes Monday, Nov. 7, 2016, in the federal death […]