Lawrence A. Rainey, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Lawrence A. Rainey

American sheriff and politician

Date of Birth: 02-Mar-1923

Place of Birth: Neshoba County, Mississippi, United States

Date of Death: 08-Nov-2002

Profession: politician, civil servant

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Lawrence Andrew Rainey (March 2, 1923 – November 8, 2002) was a native Mississippian who was elected 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 likely a member of Mississippi's White Knights of the Ku Klux KlanAlan Parker's Mississippi Burning is a fictionalized version of the Freedom Summer Murders.
It was released in 1988 and starred Gene Hackman and Willem Dafoe. Rainey died of cancer in 2002 and is buried next to his family in Kemper County, Mississippi.