Motive White supremacy Conviction(s) Murder | Name Thomas Blanton, Criminal charge Murder | |
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Full name Thomas Edwin Blanton Jr. Born June 20, 1930 (age 93) ( 1930-06-20 ) Residence St. Clair Correctional FacilitySpringville, Alabama Known for Participant in the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing Criminal penalty Life imprisonment with possibility of parole Parent(s) Thomas Edwin "Pops" Blanton, Sr. Similar People Bobby Frank Cherry, Robert Edward Chambliss, Bill Baxley, James Ford Seale | ||
16th street baptist church bombing victim shares thoughts after attacker s parole is denied
Thomas Edwin Blanton Jr. (born June 20, 1930) was convicted in 2001 of murder for his role as conspirator in the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing in 1963. The bombing killed four young African-American girls (Carole Robertson, Cynthia Wesley, Addie Mae Collins, and Denise McNair). Blanton was thirty-three years old at the time of the bombing.
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- 16th street baptist church bombing victim shares thoughts after attacker s parole is denied
- Early life
- Trial and imprisonment
- References
Early life
Blanton is the son of Thomas Edwin "Pops" Blanton Sr., who was a notorious racist in the Birmingham, Alabama area. Blanton was born on the same day as Bobby Frank Cherry, one of his co-conspirators.
Trial and imprisonment
Blanton was convicted of murder in 2001 and sentenced to life in prison, with the eventual possibility of parole.
He is housed at St. Clair Correctional Facility in Springville, Alabama.
Blanton went before the parole board on August 3, 2016. Parole was denied.
