George joined the search party and casually mentioned to a bystander that he had seen the girls earlier. The following morning, their dead bodies were found in a shallow ditch. About this series: USA ...

A writer and activist referenced the 1944 execution of a black South Carolina teenager and the brutal beating of a black combat veteran in Lexington County two years later while addressing a ...

MANNING, S.C. — A judge in South Carolina has opened a hearing to determine whether there will be a new trial for a 14-year-old boy who was executed almost 70 years ago. George Stinney Jr. was ...

Manning, SC (WLTX) - George Stinney supporters say the young man wasn't treated fairly when questioned about the murders; however, family members of the victims don't see it that way. Wednesdayis ...

SUMTER - This week's hearing about whether 14-year-old George Stinney received a fair trial in 1944 lasted several times longer than his original trial, where he was found guilty of murdering two ...

A black teen who is believed to be the youngest person executed in the U.S. in the 20th century had his murder conviction thrown out by a circuit court judge on Wednesday, NBC News reported. George ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In 1944, South Carolina executed 14-year-old George Stinney Jr. after a 10-minute trial. Decades later, a judge declared his ...