Curtis Flowers, Mississippi man wrongfully convicted after being tried for the same killings 6 times, dies at 56
Updated on: October 8, 2026 / 3:16 PM EDT / CBS News
TL;DR
- Curtis Flowers, a Black man from Mississippi, died at 56 after being tried six times for the same murders.
- He spent 23 years incarcerated, with his convictions repeatedly overturned due to prosecutorial misconduct and racial discrimination in jury selection.
- The U.S. Supreme Court found that his constitutional rights were violated, leading to his release.
- The murder weapon was never found, and there was no forensic evidence linking Flowers to the crime.
- Reporters from the podcast "In the Dark" investigated the case, leading to recanted witness testimonies and the uncovering of the prosecutor's pattern of excluding Black jurors.