'Ku Kluk Klansman' will face trial, says judge

An 80-year-old reputed Ku Klux Klansman will stand trial in Mississippi as scheduled next week in the 1964 murders of three civil rights workers despite injuries that are causing him discomfort, a judge ruled today.

Circuit Judge Marcus Gordon said Edgar Ray Killen’s trial will start on Monday. But he said he will allow some accommodations to make the process less painful for Killen, who suffers from osteoarthritis and broke his legs in March while cutting a tree.