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This undated photo provided by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice shows John William King. The white supremacist on Texas death row who orchestrated one of the most gruesome hate crimes in U.S. history was executed for the infamous dragging death nearly 21 years ago of James Byrd Jr., a black man from East Texas. King received a lethal injection Wednesday evening, April 24, 2019. (Texas Department of Criminal Justice via AP)

John King, convicted ringleader in Texas dragging death of James Byrd Jr., to be executed

By Juan A. Lozano and Michael Graczyk - Associated Press

This undated photo provided by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice shows John William King. The white supremacist on Texas death row who orchestrated one of the most gruesome hate crimes in U.S. history was executed for the infamous dragging death nearly 21 years ago of James Byrd Jr., a black man from East Texas. King received a lethal injection Wednesday evening, April 24, 2019. (Texas Department of Criminal Justice via AP)

John William King executed in Texas for dragging death of James Byrd Jr.

By Juan A. Lozano and Michael Graczyk - Associated Press