Roof officially the united states of america v dylann storm roof was a 2017 federal trial involving dylann roof and his role in the charleston church shooting five days after the shooting roof was indicted on 33 federal charges including 12 counts of committing a hate crime against black victims.
Personal accounts of dylan roof.
If stafford s name doesn t ring a bell he s the black guy who snuck out of his cell last week and beat up a fellow inmate dylann roof the 21 year old white supremacist charged with.
Dylann roof had a troubled childhood marked by abuse neglect severe anxiety and academic failure according to published accounts.
Dylann storm roof born april 3 1994 is an american white supremacist and mass murderer convicted for perpetrating the charleston church shooting on june 17 2015 in the u s.
During a bible study at emanuel african methodist episcopal church roof killed nine people all african americans including senior pastor and state senator clementa c.
On may 24 2016 the justice department announced that roof would face the.
He dropped out of high school.
Dylann roof s confession was revealed to the public for the first time on friday offering a glimpse into the forces that led the now 22 year old to fatally shoot nine people last year at emanuel.
The killer has failed a life stage transition and his life has gone off track.
On thursday afternoon ap reported roof waived extradition and was going back to south carolina.
Except in warfare satisfied people don t suddenly morph into killing machines.
13 that the staff at the federal prison.
White supremacist mass murderer dylann roof staged a hunger strike this month while on federal death row alleging in letters to the associated press that he s been targeted by staff verbally.
The 25 year old roof who killed nine black church members during a bible study in charleston south carolina in 2015 told the ap in a letter dated feb.
A week before the sentencing phase of his trial dylann roof got a visit in jail from his mother who pleaded with him to reconsider his decision to act as his own lawyer in.
Dylann roof on june 17 2015 dylann roof walked into a historic black church in charleston sc and attended a bible study session with the pastor and some of the parishioners.
The group had warmly welcomed him but as they bowed their head in final prayer 45 minutes later roof opened fire and executed 9 people.