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In this June 18, 2015 file photo, Charleston, South Carolina shooting suspect Dylann Roof is escorted from the Cleveland County Courthouse in Shelby, North Carolina. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File)
September 21, 2017, 4:58 pm
Racist church shooter can’t fire Jewish and Indian lawyers
Dylann Roof, who killed 9 worshipers in Charleston, called his court appointed attorneys ‘political and biological enemies’
By AP
White supremacist Dylann Roof enters the court room at the Charleston County Judicial Center to enter his guilty plea on murder charges in Charleston, South Carolina, April 10, 2017. (Grace Beahm/The Post And Courier via AP)
September 19, 2017, 9:20 am
Convicted church killer wants to fire Jewish, Indian lawyers
Dylann Roof, who killed 9 black worshipers in Charleston, says ethnicity of his attorneys is a barrier to ‘effective communication’
By JTA
Temple Emanu-El in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. (Google Maps Street View via JTA)
February 16, 2017, 10:03 pm
S. Carolina man arrested for planning synagogue shooting
Benjamin McDowell sent out picture of Florida house of prayer, said he wanted to commit attack ‘in the spirit of Dylann Roof’
By Agencies
In this June 18, 2015 file photo, Charleston, South Carolina shooting suspect Dylann Roof is escorted from the Cleveland County Courthouse in Shelby, North Carolina. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File)
January 11, 2017, 1:31 am
South Carolina church shooter sentenced to death
White supremacist Dylann Roof, 22, refused to apologize or even explain 2015 shooting rampage at historic black church
By MEG KINNARD and Jeffrey Collins
Charleston, S.C., shooting suspect Dylann Storm Roof is escorted from the Cleveland County Courthouse in Shelby, N.C. June 18, 2015. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File)
December 19, 2016, 1:39 pm
US church shooter won’t use ‘Jewish invented’ psychology in defense
Facing death penalty for killing 9 worshipers in Charleston, Dylann Roof will not call in mental health experts in bid to save his life
By Jeffrey Collins
Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) (R) participates in the South Carolina Faith and Family Presidential Forum as moderator Oran Smith (L) listens February 12, 2016 in Greenville, South Carolina. (Alex Wong/Getty Images/AFP)
February 13, 2016, 7:07 pm
Republican hopefuls gear up for Saturday’s South Carolina debate
Kasich, Rubio, Bush and Carson must make a mark, after Trump-Cruz bickering stole the show in New Hampshire, Iowa
By Laurie Kellman
Virginia shooting suspect Vester Lee Flanagan, also known as Bryce Williams, during a past report for WDBJ (YouTube screen capture)
August 27, 2015, 2:23 am
Virginia TV killer was ‘angry over Charleston church massacre’
In manifesto, Vester Flanagan, who shot dead two TV station colleagues on air, describes himself as a ‘human powder keg just waiting to go BOOM!!!!’
By Robert Macpherson
In this July 18, 2015 photo provided by Rob Godfrey, police officer Leroy Smith, left, helps a man wearing National Socialist Movement attire up the stairs during a rally in Columbia, South Carolina. (Rob Godfrey via AP, file)
July 23, 2015, 2:49 am
US: Photo of black official helping neo-Nazi protestor goes viral
Leroy Smith, head of South Carolina’s Department of Public Safety, rushed to the aid of ailing swastika-clad demonstrator
By SEANNA ADCOX
Ku Klux Klan members take part in a Klan demonstration at the state house building on July 18, 2015 in Columbia, South Carolina. (John Moore/Getty Images/AFP)
July 19, 2015, 3:52 am
KKK marches on South Carolina statehouse
Police keep a tight lid on violence as white supremacists brandish Confederate flags and shout slogans at onlookers
By AFP
People join hands in a moment of silence as thousands of marchers meet on Charleston's main bridge in a show of unity after nine black church parishioners were gunned down during a Bible study, Sunday, June 21, 2015, in Charleston, S.C. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
July 18, 2015, 3:40 pm
Faith leaders learn to welcome the stranger, but shun the terrorist
In collaborative simulation, Jewish organizations and federal officials consider lessons from Charleston shooting
By Ron Kampeas
Yael Shahar
July 1, 2015, 11:18 am
Yael Shahar
Charleston and the right to forgive
Jewish tradition requires that wrongdoers repent and make restitution before they can be forgiven
Josh Mandel, the Ohio state treasurer (Citizens for Josh Mandel/JTA)
June 24, 2015, 4:13 pm
Despite Charleston massacre, Ohio treasurer keeps white supremacist donation
Jewish politician Josh Mandel refuses to return grant from organization said to inspire gunman who killed 9
By JTA
Protesters hold a sign during a rally to take down the Confederate flag at the South Carolina Statehouse, Tuesday, June 23, 2015, in Columbia, South Carolina. (AP Photo/Rainier Ehrhardt)
June 24, 2015, 7:00 am
South Carolina lawmakers vote to debate Confederate flag
After massacre at black church, several southern states consider removing rebel flag, symbol of slavery past, from public venues
By SEANNA ADCOX, Jeffrey Collins and Jonathan drew
Democratic presidential candidate, former secretary of state Hillary Rodham Clinton, speaks to supporters on Roosevelt Island in New York, June 13, 2015. (AP/Frank Franklin II)
June 24, 2015, 1:13 am
Clinton calls Charleston killings ‘racist terrorism’
Candidate says Confederate flag, ‘symbol of our nation’s racist past,’ should be removed from SC legislature grounds
By AFP
South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley speaks next to Congressman James Clyburn (L) and Senator Tim Scott (R) during a news conference in the South Carolina State House on June 22, 2015. (Tim Dominick/The State via AP)
June 23, 2015, 2:15 pm
South Carolina governor calls for lowering of rebel flag
Lawmakers in Mississippi and Tennessee also demand removal of Confederate symbols
By AP
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