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Curtis Flowers, a Black man whose death sentence was tossed by Supreme Court, dies in Mississippi

Compiled Oct 8

Curtis Flowers, a Black man whose death sentence was tossed by Supreme Court, dies in Mississippi
Curtis Flowers, a Black man whose death sentence was tossed by Supreme Court, dies in Mississippi · Photo: The Associated Press

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Curtis Flowers died Wednesday at his home in Mississippi at age 56

  1. July 1996
    Four people are shot and killed inside a Winona, Mississippi furniture store
  2. months later
    Curtis Flowers, then 26, is arrested in connection with the killings
  3. 2010
    During his sixth trial, Flowers is sentenced to death by a jury of 11 white jurors and one Black juror
  4. 2019
    The U.S. Supreme Court rules 7-2 to throw out Flowers' conviction and death sentence
  5. December 2019
    Flowers is released after a judge sets bond
  6. September 2020
    Mississippi drops all charges against Flowers

“Today, I am finally free from the injustice that left me locked in a box for nearly twenty three years.”

Curtis Flowers

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