Curtis Flowers, Mississippi man tried for same killings 6 times, dies at 56
Summary
Curtis Flowers, a Black man from Mississippi who was tried six times for the same murder case by the same prosecutor, has died at 56. His convictions were repeatedly overturned due to legal problems including racial bias in jury selection, and the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in his favor in 2019, leading to his release after 23 years in jail.Key Facts
- Curtis Flowers was tried six times for a 1996 quadruple murder in Winona, Mississippi.
- The same prosecutor, Doug Evans, handled all six trials.
- Flowers was convicted four times and had three convictions overturned on appeal.
- The murder weapon was never found, and there was no DNA or fingerprints linking Flowers to the crime.
- Reporters found that the prosecutor excluded Black jurors at a high rate; most jurors were White and all voted to convict.
- In 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Flowers’ constitutional rights were violated due to racial discrimination in jury selection.
- Flowers was released from prison in 2019 after spending 23 years in jail.
- Curtis Flowers died at home in Mississippi in 2024; no cause of death was reported.
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