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Ricky Allen Byrdsong, a 43-year-old African-American male, was tragically murdered on July 3, 1999, in Skokie, Illinois. Byrdsong, a former college basketball coach, was jogging near his home with his 8-year-old son and 10-year-old daughter when he was shot by a white supremacist. The assailant, Benjamin Nathaniel Smith, was a member of the Creativity Movement, a white supremacist organization. Smith's shooting spree spanned several days, during which he also killed a Korean-American college stu ...Read More
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Ricky Allen Byrdsong
Male
Black / African American
Skokie
IL
1999-07-03
43
Ricky
Allen Byrdsong
11/11/2025
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