King and two other white men met Byrd, 49, as he was walking home one morning in Jasper, Texas, and offered him a ride. Rather than take him home, the men beat Byrd before chaining him to the back of a pickup truck and dragging him to his death down a deserted rural road. 2/5 pic.twitter.com/L1DgYxYh0F

— Democracy Now! (@democracynow) April 24, 2019