▁In ▁the ▁w ake ▁of ▁this ▁national ▁crisis ▁and ▁the ▁disapp earance ▁of ▁her ▁husband , ▁ ▁R ita ▁Sch wer ner ▁was ▁interview ed ▁by ▁the ▁media ▁in ▁Mer id ian , ▁Mississippi ▁and ▁gave ▁this ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁situation : ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁trag ic , ▁as ▁far ▁as ▁I ▁am ▁concerned , ▁that ▁white ▁northern ers ▁have ▁to ▁be ▁caught ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁mach in ery ▁of ▁in just ice ▁and ▁ind ifference ▁in ▁the ▁South . ▁Before ▁the ▁American ▁people ▁register ▁concern , ▁I ▁personally ▁suspect ▁that ▁if ▁Mr . ▁Chen ey , ▁who ▁is ▁a ▁native ▁Mississ ipp ian ▁negro , ▁had ▁been ▁alone ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁disapp earance ▁that ▁this ▁case ▁like ▁so ▁many ▁other ▁that ▁have ▁come ▁before ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁completely ▁un not iced . ▁▁ ▁So on ▁it ▁was ▁discovered ▁that ▁Sch wer ner , ▁Chen ey , ▁and ▁Good man ▁had ▁been ▁murder ed ▁by ▁the ▁Ku ▁Kl ux ▁K lan . ▁Sher iff ▁Price ▁was ▁affili ated ▁with ▁the ▁K lan ▁and ▁had ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁murder . ▁ ▁Three ▁years ▁later , ▁Price ▁was ▁conv icted ▁with ▁the ▁killing ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁men ▁and ▁was ▁given ▁six ▁years ▁in ▁prison . ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 6 3 . ▁While ▁there ▁were ▁other ▁K lan ▁members ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁murder , ▁only ▁six ▁of ▁them ▁were ▁conv icted ▁along ▁with ▁Price . ▁ ▁Ed gar ▁Ray ▁Kill en ▁Case ▁ ▁In