"I feel bad for his family, all of them," said Carolyn. They say they were with him when the murders occurred, evidence that was never presented at his trial. At this point, after years of this, if the judge rules it wasn't fair then I'm happy with that. One was a school teacher. "They had no money, the law was against them and they were black in the American south in 1944." One of the things I can say about South Carolina and I can give them credit for — is that they got it right this time. In legal documents submitted to the new hearing, Bishop Charles Stinney told of how the entire family were plunged into fear after George was taken and his father fired. His lawyer, a local political figure, chose not to appeal. What happened next has cast a long shadow over the town, the state of South Carolina and the Stinney family. "We didn't see those girls no more. ', Family grief: Some of Stinney's surviving family members were in the court room when the judgement was announced on Wednesday. 9 Plowden failed to cross-examine the prosecution’s witnesses, call forth any witness that could have corroborated with Stinney’s alibi, question the … Their bodies were found in a ditch nearby. Back in 1944, in the Jim Crow era of the South, Green Hill was known as "the black church", while Clarendon Baptist Church across the railway tracks was "the white church". George Sr. worked at the town's sawmill, and the family lived in company housing. Involuntary unemployment insurance: Should you get laid off or lose your job, this coverage can cover your mortgage funds for some time. "My mother cried and prayed," said Aime. I'm guessing he just said, 'Yes sir' a lot.". On March 24, 1944, in Alcolu, South Carolina, the victims, Betty June Binnicker, age 11, and Mary Emma Thames, age eight, left home going bike riding and looking for flowers to pick. 1001 Gatehouse La, Durham, NC 27707-3406 is the current address for Katherine. "I said: 'Oh George, are you leaving me? Her ruling is expected any day. A few weeks ago Frankie Bailey Dyches, Betty June's niece, helped organise a gathering of family and acquaintances to counter what she said was a false impression of George Stinney. On Wednesday, seventy years too late, a South Carolina judge threw out Stinney's conviction on the basis that he had been wronged by the justice system, which pushed to arrest, convict and execute him in just a three-month period. She insists that George's confession was forced out of him. 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