“Attorney’s [sic] for Edgar Ray Killen say the state is selectively prosecuting their client and the case should be dismissed.”

When I saw that opening sentence I thought, could Killen's attorneys really be arguing that it isn't fair to prosecute Killen, alone, when there are at least nine other living suspects?

Alas, the moral ground of the defense attorneys' argument for dismissal is somewhat more dubious.

Neshoba County 05/10/05
Attorney Files For Dismissal In Civil Rights Murder Case

In a motion filed Tuesday, Killen's attorney argued that with crime increasing across Mississippi, the state arbitrarily and capriciously set its sights on Killen. James Mcintyre, Killen's attorney said the process by which the case was selected denied his client equal protection under the constitution.

I'd say he's been pretty well protected for forty years now. Every murderer should be so lucky...

The last line of the article is the kicker:

Killen is charged with arranging the murders of three Neshoba County civil rights workers in 1964.

I'm sure everyone knows they're talking about Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner, but there's something just a wee bit hostile about not deigning to name them.