Killing of Frank Thomas Bates in Louisiana in 1949
Incident
Frank Thomas Bates (1907-1949), a stevedore, was found dead in Parish Prison in New Orleans, Louisiana. He had been charged in connection with the death of Rev. John F. Neifert. An autopsy showed Bates suffered two broken ribs, discoloration of both eyes, brush burns, cut wrists, ankles and shoulders and bruises on his back. The Orleans Parish Coroner’s office attributed Bates’ death to a heart attack. A grand jury declined to indict anyone in connection with Bates’ death.
Buffalo 44-16
New Orleans 44-255
144-32-83
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- News article from the Atlanta Daily World regarding the murder of Frank Bates : August 4, 1949
- News article from the Sweetwater Reporter regarding the murder of Frank Bates : July 10, 1949
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- News article from the New York Times about the killing of Frank Bates : July 19, 1949
- News article from the Atlanta Daily World regarding the death of Frank Bates : July 26, 1949
- News article from the Civil Rights Congress Newsletter about the killing of Frank Bates : September 30, 1949
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- News article from the Louisiana Weekly about the Citizen's Committee Against Police Brutality's plans to file civil suits into the deaths of Frank Bates and Crispon Charles, Jr. : August 20, 1949
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- News article from the Bulletin of the Catholic Laymen's Association of Georgia regarding the murder of Frank Bates : July 30, 1949
- News article from the Atlanta Constitution about the killing of Frank Bates : July 19, 1949
- News article from the Southern Cross regarding the murder of Frank Bates : April 27, 1947
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- News article from the Atlanta Daily World regarding the murder of Frank Bates : July 26, 1949
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- News article from the Atlanta Constitution about the killing of Frank Bates : July 20, 1949
- News article from the Chicago Tribune about the killing of Frank Bates : July 23, 1949
- News article from the Pittsburgh Courier about the killing of Frank Bates : July 23, 1949
- News article from the Pittsburgh Courier about the killing of Frank Bates : July 30, 1949
- News article from the New York Times about the killing of Frank Bates : July 23, 1949
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- News article from the Atlanta Daily World about the killing of Frank Bates : July 26, 1949
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