Herman Frank Cash
Herman Frank Cash (July 25, 1918 – February 7, 1994) was a fourth conspirator in the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing of 1963.
Herman Frank Cash | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 25, 1918 |
| Died | February 7, 1994 (aged 75) |
| Resting place | Northview Cemetery Cedartown, Georgia, U.S.[1] |
| Known for | Suspected co-conspirator in the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing |
| Criminal charge(s) | None |
| Criminal status | Deceased |
| Spouse(s) | Myrtle Cash |
| Children | 2 |
Life
Cash was married to Myrtle Cash and had two children, Carolyn and Maurice. He was a truck driver for Dixie-Ohio Express Company. Cash was a member of United Klans of America, a Ku Klux Klan organization.[2]
Bombing role
Although officially named by the Federal Bureau of Investigation as a suspect as early as 1965,[3] Cash was never formally charged with any crime. He maintained his innocence and passed a polygraph test given by the FBI. Acquaintances claimed that Cash was too nervous to be capable of committing a crime of the magnitude of the bombing.[2]
References
- Eric Brantley (10 May 2014). "Herman Frank Cash". Find a Grave. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
- Death spares scrutiny of Cash in bomb probe: The Birmingham News Archived 2008-05-26 at the Wayback Machine
- Birmingham's painful past reopened: Los Angeles Times
Further reading
- Sikora, Frank (2005). Until Justice Rolls Down: The Birmingham Church Bombing Case. University of Alabama Press. ISBN 9780817352684.
See also
- Thomas Edwin Blanton Jr.
- Bobby Frank Cherry
- Robert Edward Chambliss
- African-American history
- Civil Rights Movement
- Birmingham campaign
- Mass racial violence in the United States
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