The investigation was originally closed in 1968; no charges were filed. Years later it was found that the FBI had accumulated evidence against the named suspects that had not been revealed to the prosecutors by order of J. Edgar Hoover. Edgar Hoover stopped and shut down the investigation in 1968. The files were used by Alabama attorney generalBill Baxley to reopen the case in 1971.[2] In 1977, Chambliss was convicted of first degree murder for the bombing in the death of Carol Denise McNair. He was sentenced to life imprisonment. Chambliss died in Lloyd Noland Hospital and Health Center in Birmingham on October 29, 1985,[1] still proclaiming his innocence. He was 81.[3]
robert, edward, chambliss, january, 1904, october, 1985, also, known, dynamite, white, supremacist, terrorist, convicted, 1977, murder, role, conspirator, 16th, street, baptist, church, bombing, 1963, member, united, klans, america, chambliss, also, firebombed. Robert Edward Chambliss January 14 1904 October 29 1985 also known as Dynamite Bob 1 was a white supremacist terrorist convicted in 1977 of murder for his role as conspirator in the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing in 1963 A member of the United Klans of America Chambliss also firebombed the houses of several African American families in Alabama citation needed Robert Edward ChamblissBorn 1904 01 14 January 14 1904Pratt City Alabama U S DiedOctober 29 1985 1985 10 29 aged 81 Birmingham Alabama U S Resting placeElmwood Cemetery Birmingham Alabama NationalityAmericanOther names Dynamite Bob Known forParticipant in the 16th Street Baptist Church bombingCriminal statusDeceasedMotiveWhite supremacyConviction s First degree murderCriminal penaltyLife imprisonmentPartner s Bobby Frank Cherry Thomas Edwin Blanton Jr Contents 1 Investigation and conviction 2 References 3 Further reading 4 See alsoInvestigation and conviction editA May 13 1965 memo to Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI director J Edgar Hoover identified Chambliss Bobby Frank Cherry Herman Frank Cash and Thomas Edwin Blanton Jr as suspects in the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing that killed four young African American girls 2 The investigation was originally closed in 1968 no charges were filed Years later it was found that the FBI had accumulated evidence against the named suspects that had not been revealed to the prosecutors by order of J Edgar Hoover Edgar Hoover stopped and shut down the investigation in 1968 The files were used by Alabama attorney general Bill Baxley to reopen the case in 1971 2 In 1977 Chambliss was convicted of first degree murder for the bombing in the death of Carol Denise McNair He was sentenced to life imprisonment Chambliss died in Lloyd Noland Hospital and Health Center in Birmingham on October 29 1985 1 still proclaiming his innocence He was 81 3 Chambliss served his sentence in a prison near Montgomery Alabama 4 References edit a b Robert E Chambliss Figure in 63 Bombing The New York Times 30 October 1985 Retrieved 21 June 2014 a b Clary Mike 14 April 2001 Birmingham s Painful Past Reopened Los Angeles Times Retrieved 21 June 2014 Chambliss v State Justia Law Retrieved 2023 08 15 Raines Howell 20 May 2000 Alabama Presses the Klan to Answer for Its Most Heinous Bombing The New York Times Retrieved 21 June 2014 Further reading editSikora Frank 2005 Until Justice Rolls Down The Birmingham Church Bombing Case University of Alabama Press ISBN 9780817352684 See also edit nbsp United States portal nbsp Biography portalAfrican American history Civil Rights Movement Birmingham campaign Mass racial violence in the United States nbsp This United States biographical article related to crime is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This civil rights movement related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Robert Edward Chambliss amp oldid 1170435739, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
