Dylann roof has confessed to the murder of nine people at a south carolina church on wednesday according to officials.
Race war roof.
The idea of race war is older than the united states fueling the brutal treatment of native americans and enslaved blacks by white colonists fearful of uprisings.
When dylann roof represented himself at his capital trial he was a 22 year old ninth grade dropout diagnosed with the schizophrenia spectrum disorder autism anxiety and depression who believed his sentence didn t matter because white nationalists would free him from prison after an impending race war the filing states.
State of south carolina.
The white nationalist convicted of killing nine people at a historically black church in charleston south carolina believed his prison sentence was irrelevant because he would be freed after a.
Dylann storm roof born april 3 1994 is an american white supremacist and mass murderer convicted for perpetrating the charleston church shooting on june 17 2015 in the u s.
During a bible study at emanuel african methodist episcopal church roof killed nine people all african americans including senior pastor and state senator clementa c.
Dylann roof in the court room at the charleston county judicial.
After he was arrested roof told fbi agents that he wanted the shootings to bring back segregation or perhaps start a race war.
And one of roof s friends has said that roof wanted to start a race war.
Dylann roof thought he d be freed after race war white supremacist appeals death penalty with lawyers faulting judge s move by newser editors and wire services.
Says he wanted to start race war by polly mosendz on 6 19 15 at 9 38 am edt police lead suspected shooter dylann roof into the courthouse in shelby north carolina june.
Dylann roof was a regular.
Dylann roof said he wanted to start a race war friends say npr s melissa block talks to new york times reporter frances robles who spoke with friends of dylann roof the suspect in wednesday s.