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Unlike most African Americans, Walter made his own business while other African Americans didn't have a job.

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Walter (black man) was having a sexual relationship with Karen Kelly (white woman). At this time, interracial relationships were legally prohibited. This also ruined Walter's hardworking reputation.

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Ronda Morrison was a white, eighteen-year-old college student and popular in her community. She was murdered in the building, Monroe Cleaners, where she worked.

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On the same day of the murder of Ronda Morrison, Walter held a fish fry at his house. He and his family were selling food to passersby to raise money for their church.

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Walter had been trying to break up with her. The child custody proceeding and public scandal had taken a toll on her.

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Ralph Myers had a badly disfigured face and a lengthy criminal record. He was involved in dealing drugs and implicated in another crime, the murder of Vickie Lynn Pittman.

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Myers was interrogated for the murder of Vickie Pittman, and admitted that he did kill her with Kelly, but also said that Walter was also there. Furthermore, he said to the officer that Walter was also responsible for the murder of Ronda Morrison.

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Sheriff Tate arrested Walter on charges of sodomy. While arresting Walter, Tate unleashed a multitude of racial slurs and threats.

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After the police heard two testimonies confirming one case, stating that Walter had killed Ronda, and the other did not specifically say that, but agreed with some of the things Myers said.

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Both Walter and Myers were moved to death row.