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Lawrence A. Rainey

American sheriff and politician

Died when: 79 years 251 days (956 months)
Star Sign: Pisces

 

Lawrence A. Rainey

Lawrence Andrew Rainey (March 2, 1923 – November 8, 2002) was Sheriff of Neshoba County, Mississippi during the 1960s.He gained notoriety for allegedly being involved in the June 1964 murders of Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner.

Rainey was a member of Mississippi's White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan.Rainey died of cancer in 2002 and is buried next to his family in Kemper County, Mississippi.

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