Charleston Emanuel AME Church Murders
- Victim
- Name withheld
- Location
- Charleston, South Carolina
- Incident date
- June 17, 2015
- Case ID
- UV-000054
Case Overview
Charleston Emanuel AME Church Murders (2015). Dylann Roof was convicted in 2016 of federal offenses including hate crimes resulting in the murders of nine worshippers and sentenced to death in 2017.
CASE OVERVIEW Charleston Emanuel AME Church Murders concerns a homicide or multiple homicides in the United States. The primary recorded location is Charleston, SC. For older or multi-location investigations, this is a general marker rather than an exact crime-scene address.
DOCUMENTED LEGAL OUTCOME Dylann Roof was convicted in 2016 of federal offenses including hate crimes resulting in the murders of nine worshippers and sentenced to death in 2017.
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