Alton Wayne Roberts

Alton Wayne Roberts
Roberts's mugshot (1964)
Born	(1938-04-06)April 6, 1938 Meridian, Mississippi, U.S.
Died	September 11, 1999(1999-09-11) (aged 61) Meridian, Mississippi, U.S.
Resting place	Quitman, Mississippi, U.S.
Nationality	American
Occupation(s)	Bar owner, salesman, truck driver
Criminal status	Deceased
Spouse	Linda Walker
Motive	White supremacy
Conviction(s)	Conspiracy to deprive rights (18 U.S.C. § 241)
Criminal penalty	10 years imprisonment
Details
Victims	James Chaney, 21 Andrew Goodman, 20 Michael Schwerner, 24
Country	United States
State(s)	Mississippi

Alton Wayne Roberts (April 6, 1938 – September 11, 1999) was an American murderer and white supremacist. Roberts, a member of the White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, was convicted for his role in the 1964 Freedom Summer murders. He was the one who fatally shot two of the victims, Congress of Racial Equality civil rights activists Michael Schwerner and Andrew Goodman. Roberts also shot the third activist, James Chaney, but it is debated by some that it was another accomplice, James Jordan, who had killed him. Jordan had identified Roberts as Chaney's killer. In 1967, he was charged and convicted of depriving the slain activists of their civil rights.