The journalist Jerry Mitchell , an award-winning investigative reporter for Jackson 's '' The Clarion-Ledger '' , wrote extensively about the case for six years . In the late 20th century , Mitchell had earned fame by his investigations that helped secure convictions in several other high-profile Civil Rights Era murder cases , including the murders of Medgar Evers and Vernon Dahmer , and the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing in Birmingham
16th Street Baptist Church bombing
16th Street Baptist Church bombing
Murders of Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner