Today Stanley Nelson reports: The Concordia Parish Grand Jury began hearing testimony Tuesday concerning the 1964 murder of Ferriday shoe shop owner Frank Morris. Witnesses were seen entering the courthouse to appear before the panel which is looking into the 46-year-old murder. Neither federal nor local authorities would comment on the Grand Jury. The U.S. [...]
Breaking: Grand Jury Begins Hearing Testimony in Frank Morris Murder Case
by Benjamin T. Greenberg on 09. Feb, 2011 in breaking news, civil rights cold case project, frank morris case, friends, louisiana, race and racism
Edging towards Justice in Concordia Parish, LA
by Benjamin T. Greenberg on 25. Jun, 2009 in breaking news, friends, race and racism
Stanley Nelson of the Concordia Sentinel reports major developments in the investigation of the 1964 murder of a Black man, named Frank Morris in Ferriday, Louisiana. Federal and parish prosecutors are combining forces in the investigation of the 1964 murder of black Ferriday shoe shop owner Frank Morris and the case may go before the [...]
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