Nation Sep 29 Tennessee church suspect may have sought Charleston revenge A note found in the car of a man charged with spraying deadly gunfire at a Tennessee church made reference to revenge for a white supremacist's massacre at a black church in Charleston, South Carolina, two years earlier, law enforcement… By Sadie Gurman and Eric Tucker, Associated Press
Nation Apr 10 Dylann Roof pleads guilty in state trial for Charleston church massacre Roof, 23, was given the death penalty in a federal trial. His guilty plea comes as he begins a second trial for state charges of murder and attempted murder. By Dave Berndtson
Nation Jan 10 Watch News Wrap: Dylann Roof is first to get death sentence for federal hate crime In our news wrap Tuesday, a federal jury sentenced Dylann Roof to death for the racially motivated murder of nine black churchgoers in Charleston, South Carolina. Also, nearly 40 people died in a pair of bombings near the Afghan Parliament… By PBS NewsHour
Nation Jan 06 Why hate crimes are so difficult to convict Prosecuting hate crimes is often a complicated and arduous process, and no national agency tracks conviction rate data for these crimes. By Laura Santhanam, Kenya Downs
Jan 04 Watch 2:15 News Wrap: Dylann Roof insists he’s not mentally ill at sentencing By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Wednesday, the white supremacist who killed nine black churchgoers in Charleston, South Carolina, insisted in court he’s not mentally ill. Dylann Roof is acting as his own lawyer in the death penalty phase of his federal… Continue watching
Dec 15 Dylann Roof found guilty in Charleston church massacre, could face death penalty By Alison Thoet Roof was found guilty on all 33 counts for fatally shooting nine members of the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston on June 17, 2015. Continue reading
Jun 17 Watch 4:33 On anniversary of church shooting, South Carolina poets offer healing through verse By PBS NewsHour Friday saw the first anniversary of the shooting at Charleston’s Emanuel AME Church, where alleged white supremacist Dylann Roof killed nine black churchgoers. Among those who struggled to come to terms with the tragedy were two local poets, musician and… Continue watching
Jun 14 Watch 5:38 Reflecting on the Charleston church massacre, one year later By PBS NewsHour A year ago this week, nine black churchgoers were gunned down inside Charleston’s historic Mother Emanuel A.M.E. Church by alleged white supremacist Dylan Roof, who faces the death penalty if convicted. Among those slain was the church’s pastor, the Rev. Continue watching
Jun 13 Seeking solace in poetry after a mass shooting By Mary Jo Brooks Poets Marjory Wentworth and Marcus Amaker found that poetry helped them cope in the aftermath of the shooting at Charleston's Emanuel AME Church one year ago. Continue reading