Mass Grave of Dozens of Tortured Black Men Found in Deceased KKK leaders Estate

[1peacelover]

A Mass grave of torture victims has been uncovered in Jackson, Mississippi, FBI spokesman Adrian Cartwright said Thursday.

"Cartright said that the mass grave was uncovered when the current owner of the property was making extensive renovations to the house and needed to dig up the foundations.

“The current occupier was excavating the southern end of the property when he came across some leg bones,” Said Cartwright. “He notified local law enforcement who then called in the FBI once they realized the extent of the number of victims.”

Authorities state it’s still very early in the recovery and identification process, but they estimate the grave to be at least 50 years old and contain upwards of 10 bodies."

http://jacksontelegraph.com/2017/06/30/mass-grave-of-dozens-of-tortured-black-men-found-in-deceased-kkk-leaders-estate/

 

[Laura]

Mississippi records list Eldon Lee Edwards a U.S. Ku Klux Klan leader as owning the property from 1945-1953.

Eldon Lee Edwards died in 1960. He was charged with involvement in the abduction, torture and murder of three black men in 1944, but he was never convicted.

Sick bastard. I wonder how many more similar sick bastards and innocent victims may never be found out?

 

[PhoenixToEmber]

What a sicko. :/

And to think there are naive people out there who believe 'evil' doesn't actually exist....

 

[1peacelover]

More than we know.

 

[scotseeker]

It takes a special kind of sicko to perpetrate this kind of evil. Hate knows no boundaries with the evil that permeates these kinds of people and organizations.

 

[Charlie]

Digging a little deeper into this story, it appears to be fake.

http://www.snopes.com/mass-grave-kkk-estate/

 

[obyvatel]

Digging a little deeper into this story, it appears to be fake.

http://www.snopes.com/mass-grave-kkk-estate/

Thanks for fact checking, Charlie. It seems that this one got generally pegged as fake news over the internet. A cursory look at the "award winning newspaper site: the jackson telegraph" kind of reveals its nature.

 

[Yupo]

Yes, thanks for checking. Snopes is a shill site, IMO, but this was decent analysis.

 

[1peacelover]

Thank You for following up Charlie. I really appreciate the information. Must work on my discernment skills, especially in this present environment.

 

[angelburst29]

Thank You for following up Charlie. I really appreciate the information. Must work on my discernment skills, especially in this present environment.

This story may be fake but if you get into the real history of the KKK, there's a strong possibility that incidences like that have happened in the past.

I just went back to the link and noticed it was "updated" from July 2nd to August 11th? That's kind of interesting, considering the Charlottesville Rally was held on the 13th and a group representing the KKK showed up? Maybe the article was meant to stir up the pot - a little?

 

[JGeropoulas]

Thank You for following up Charlie. I really appreciate the information. Must work on my discernment skills, especially in this present environment.

This story may be fake but if you get into the real history of the KKK, there's a strong possibility that incidences like that have happened in the past.

I just went back to the link and noticed it was "updated" from July 2nd to August 11th? That's kind of interesting, considering the Charlottesville Rally was held on the 13th and a group representing the KKK showed up? Maybe the article was meant to stir up the pot - a little?

Good details to catch. I agree that's likely what happened. What's surprising is that Snopes refuted it, being the shill site it typically is.