so byron d. lebec was indicted in december of 1990. this is months later, he's indicted in the murder of medgar evers. at the moment, remember, this is all pre-internet, okay? so byron d. lebec did not realize i was the one that wrote the story that got the case reopened when i went and visited him. he fought extradition. by this time, he had figured it out. so he saw me across the courtroom and he goes, see him over there, when he dies, he's going to africa. i turned to my friend, you know, i always wanted to go to africa. not surprisingly, byron d. lebec was convicted on february 5, 1994, in the exact same courtroom he had been tried in almost 30 years to the day. and when the word "guilty" rang out, you could hear the waves of joy as they cascaded down the hall. it was full of people, black and white, it just erupted in cheers. and i just felt chills, because the impossible had suddenly become possible. and marilee evers and her daughter cheered as well. not too long after byron d. lebec was indicte