The racially motivated murder of James Byrd, Jr. in the small Texas town of Jasper on June 7, 1998, sent a shockwave across the United States and internationally. Jasper has that quaint southern, small-town feel, and when news broke about James’ death, it seemed to have reversed everything its citizens had worked so hard to protect. On this episode of Law and Disorder, Anna unravels this 25-year-old case, sharing the heart-breaking experiences of the Byrd family, and the Jasper community as they
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