Case 014: Ricky Byrdsong

July 2, 1999. Ricky Byrdsong and his children were enjoying a jog through their neighborhood in Skokie, Illinois. Like many families across the country, the Byrdsongs were looking forward to the Fourth of July holiday weekend.

But the peace of the evening was shattered when a car pulled up alongside them and opened fire.

Who would want to hurt Ricky Byrdsong—and why?
Art
"Brown Wooden House" by Johannes Plenio
Music
"Tumbleweed Texas" by Chris Haugen
Sources

1. Byrdsongfilm.com.
2. The Ricky Byrdsong Memorial Race Against Hate.
3. “Mental health professionals say society becoming numb to tragedy after mass shootings” by Vanessa Leon, Spectrum News 1.
4. “Understanding the Character and Fitness process for bar admission” by Barbri.
5. “A white nationalist killed a black coach 20 years ago. The horror changed his friend forever” by Matthew VanTryon, Indystar.
6. “Ricky Byrdsong's death at hands of white supremacist still prevalent 20 years later” by Fox 32 Chicago.
7. “Sixteen years later, the slaying of a basketball coach by a 21-year-old white supremacist haunts all over again” by Mike Spies, The Trace.
8. “In Memory of Valerie T. Lockett.” Murray Brothers Funeral Home. (2004)
9. “Midwest Gunman Had Engaged In Racist Acts at 2 Universities” by Bill Dedman, The New York Times.
10. “Racial Slayer Killed Himself in Struggle” by Edward Walsh, The Washington Post.
11. “Byrdsong turned lessons into a kinder way of living” by Neil Milbert, The Chicago Tribune.