The police, county sheriff, and federal investigators are all investigating the death of white supremacist Richard Barrett, lawyer, white nationalist and self-proclaimed leader in the skinhead movement.
Barrett's neighbors called the fire department when they noticed his home was ablaze. His body was found inside his Pearl, Miss., home on Thursday morning. Firemen discovered Barrett's body inside the home. Investigators initially speculated that it was likely the flames of hell that killed him. Okay, not really.
Although authorities found that Barrett was burned on 35 percent of his body, the preliminary autopsy revealed that he was stabbed multiple times in the neck and hit with a blunt object to the head. Vincent McGee, his black neighbor, has already been charged with the murder. The investigation is still unfolding.
In Barrett's 1982 memoir, 'The Commission,' he proclaim, "The Negro race... possess[es] no creativity of its own [and] pulls the vitality away from civilization." He also supported apartheid in South Africa.
Barrett called himself the head of the Nationalist Movement, a Mississippi-based white supremacist organization that advocates what it calls a "pro-majority" position. He was recently in the news supporting efforts to bring back Colonel Reb as the University of Mississippi's mascot, a mascot many say represented a white antebellum plantation owner.
He also made national headlines five years ago when he attempted to bring Edgar Ray Killen to a booth at the Mississippi State Fair. In 2005, Killen was convicted of murdering three civil rights workers during the 1960s. The murders became the inspiration for the 1988 movie 'Mississippi Burning.'
Barrett's fiery death seems a fitting end to a life consumed by hate and fear. Hopefully his legacy of prejudice and white supremacy will die with him. Good riddance.
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YOU SEEM LIKE YOU WITNESSED WHAT HAPPENED TO THE ASTRANGED MAN WHO DIED, YOU SEEM AWEFULLY SURE THE NEIGHBOR DID IT , MAYBE YOU LIVE IN PEARL MISS AND YOU DO KNOW SOMETHING , BUT IF YOU DIDNT SEE IT YOU DONT KNOW
WOW I hope not ; I hope his black neighbor did not kill him if so I feel sorry for him if he is innocent or not. Because in Miss being black and dealing with racist cops and law system you dont have a chance. I hope some prestige lawyer will defend this client because being black in the south in America makes you guilty without a trail.Someone called this neighbor a thug while he could be a up right standing citizen . I can care less of the White Racist dude that got killed may he burn in hell ; or if he gave his life to God may he be forgiven . I just hope the neighbor his proven innocent . P.S how can it be a racist hate crime .
to Ashley: I called him a thug because at 22 years old he has already served 5 years for larceny and assaulting an officer. Also his facial "artwork" isn't there to tell the world he's looking for a job. Maybe he was "rehabilitated" in his 5 years in lock-up, but I have a feeling he just earned himself a second chance.
Also, your question as to how this could be a racial hate crime is disturbing. Are you under the impression that only crime against a minority can be a hate crime? Is that because minorities can't hate or is it that you don't see it as a crime?
Too bad sewage like you were born.He did the world a favor,he took out the garbage.Who knows how many good black people are dead because of this scum and scum like you.?I am not glad but I want lose any sleep.I kind of like having maggots around like you and and that nazi virus to remind us how worthless some whites can be.
The only thing I absolutely love about these "youngens," unlike folks of the sixties is they just don't put up sh!t! You f@ck with theme with racist BS, they are not afraid to burn you alive. I mean BURN BABY BURN! That's how you do it son!
In Barrett's 1982 memoir, "The Commission," he states, "The Negro race... possess[es] no creativity of its own [and] pulls the vitality away from civilization."
The AA ppl commiting terrible crimes need to read this and prove him wrong..
You cannot be serious with what you stated in your post? This racist bigot and people like him thrived on violence! Black peoplel are no more violent than their white counterparts. Black people have been maimed, raped, their communities pillaged, lynched, and lied upon for decades by whites who disrespected them, humiliated them and whites got away with these crimes with the aid of law enforcement. It is unfortunate that a black individual resorted to murdering this piece of garbage. He is no better than this racist thug by resorting to using the same violence that this man preached. MLK preached non violence in the face of your enemy, and he was right. People of this mentality cannot be reached but people like this should be watched and monitored.
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By: paul on 4/23/2010 2:25PM
Racist bigot killed by a black thug, probably a racial hate crime.
Mr. Thug did everything in his power to prove Mr. Bigot right. Now Mr. Bigot is dead and Mr. Thug is off to prison.
Good riddance to both of them. This world would have been a batter place if they were never born.
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By: FROG on 4/24/2010 11:55AM
YOU SEEM LIKE YOU WITNESSED WHAT HAPPENED TO THE ASTRANGED MAN WHO DIED, YOU SEEM AWEFULLY SURE THE NEIGHBOR DID IT , MAYBE YOU LIVE IN PEARL MISS AND YOU DO KNOW SOMETHING , BUT IF YOU DIDNT SEE IT YOU DONT KNOW
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By: ashley watson on 4/25/2010 12:45PM
WOW I hope not ; I hope his black neighbor did not kill him if so I feel sorry for him if he is innocent or not. Because in Miss being black and dealing with racist cops and law system you dont have a chance. I hope some prestige lawyer will defend this client because being black in the south in America makes you guilty without a trail.Someone called this neighbor a thug while he could be a up right standing citizen . I can care less of the White Racist dude that got killed may he burn in hell ; or if he gave his life to God may he be forgiven . I just hope the neighbor his proven innocent . P.S how can it be a racist hate crime .
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By: paul on 4/25/2010 4:05PM
to Ashley:
I called him a thug because at 22 years old he has already served 5 years for larceny and assaulting an officer. Also his facial "artwork" isn't there to tell the world he's looking for a job. Maybe he was "rehabilitated" in his 5 years in lock-up, but I have a feeling he just earned himself a second chance.
Also, your question as to how this could be a racial hate crime is disturbing. Are you under the impression that only crime against a minority can be a hate crime? Is that because minorities can't hate or is it that you don't see it as a crime?
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By: The Rain on 4/25/2010 6:07PM
Too bad sewage like you were born.He did the world a favor,he took out the garbage.Who knows how many good black people are dead because of this scum and scum like you.?I am not glad but I want lose any sleep.I kind of like having maggots around like you and and that nazi virus to remind us how worthless some whites can be.
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By: lillian on 4/26/2010 1:06AM
It's called spell check fool!
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By: Sandy on 4/26/2010 9:30AM
The only thing I absolutely love about these "youngens," unlike folks of the sixties is they just don't put up sh!t! You f@ck with theme with racist BS, they are not afraid to burn you alive. I mean BURN BABY BURN! That's how you do it son!
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By: dvine on 4/23/2010 3:01PM
In Barrett's 1982 memoir, "The Commission," he states, "The Negro race... possess[es] no creativity of its own [and] pulls the vitality away from civilization."
The AA ppl commiting terrible crimes need to read this and prove him wrong..
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By: Deborah on 4/24/2010 9:31PM
You cannot be serious with what you stated in your post? This racist bigot and people like him thrived on violence! Black peoplel are no more violent than their white counterparts. Black people have been maimed, raped, their communities pillaged, lynched, and lied upon for decades by whites who disrespected them, humiliated them and whites got away with these crimes with the aid of law enforcement. It is unfortunate that a black individual resorted to murdering this piece of garbage. He is no better than this racist thug by resorting to using the same violence that this man preached. MLK preached non violence in the face of your enemy, and he was right. People of this mentality cannot be reached but people like this should be watched and monitored.
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By: The Rain on 4/25/2010 6:07PM
Take away what black people have contributed to this country and it would not be fit to live in.
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