Midnight Murders on Rock Cut Road

A detailed history of the murders of Schwerner, Chaney and Goodman. FBI documents, participant confessions, newspaper articles, and FBI photos are used to construct the history. A complete forensic analysis is performed based on the original autopsy and the FBI Lab Report. A visual reconstruction with photos taken by the author is used to show events on that day. · Biography of Mickey Schwerner up to his arrival in Meridian· Meridian activities that led to the elimination order· The murder, the burial and the search for the bodies· Activities at 35 locations on the day of the murders, using new high-res scans of the FBI Investigation photos· Forensic analysis of the original autopsy, the FBI Lab report and a recently discovered post autopsy radiology report· Evaluation of the rumors of the murders of Goodman, Chaney· Identification of all 35 locations by latitude, longitude· Visual reconstruction using photos taken by the author at all 35 locations: who, what, when, where, how, why