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Dylann Roof pleaded guilty to the murder of nine people

Dylann Roof pleads guilty to state murder charges

Dylann Roof, the white supremacist already sentenced to death in federal court for a 2015 massacre at a historic black church in South Carolina, has pleaded guilty to separate state murder charges, sparing relatives of the victims a second trial.

World • 10 Apr 17

Dylann Roof has been found guilty on all 33 charges

Church shooter will call no defence witnesses

The self-described white supremacist facing the death penalty after gunning down nine African-American churchgoers in Charleston has said he will call no witnesses during the sentencing phase of his federal hate crimes trial.

News • 28 Dec 16

Dylann Roof was found guilty of obstructing the exercise of religion

Roof convicted over South Carolina church shooting

White supremacist Dylann Roof has been found guilty of federal hate crimes that resulted in the deaths of nine black parishioners at a church in Charlestown, South Carolina last year.

dylann roof • 15 Dec 16

Dylann Roof is accused of killing nine black churchgoers in June 2015

Racial hate drove attack on US church, court told

A man who admits killing nine black churchgoers in the US in 2015 did it in retaliation for perceived offences against his race, a prosecutor has said in his opening statements.

News • 07 Dec 16

The protest follows the removal of the Confederate flag from the grounds of the state house last week

KKK protest over removal of Confederate flag

Around 100 members of the Ku Klux Klan took part in a rally in Columbia, South Carolina today in protest at the removal of the Confederate flag from the grounds of the state house.

News • 20 Jul 15

The website showed dozens of photographs of the Charleston shooter holding weapons, burning an American flag and visiting plantations

Website images give motive for Charleston shooting

A website appearing to belong to accused Charleston church shooter Dylann Roof contains white supremacist writings and dozens of photographs in which he is seen holding firearms.

News • 20 Jun 15