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State (1925) Stephenson was tried for and convicted of the abduction, rape, and murder of Madge Oberholtzer, a state education official. His trial, conviction, and imprisonment was a severe blow to the public perception of Klan leaders as law abiding. The case destroyed the Klan as a political force in Indiana, and significantly ...
The D. C. Stephenson Trial: An Account. account. Noblesville, Indiana courtroom where D.C. Stephenson was tried and convicted of murder. In 1925, the Indiana KKK was the largest state branch in the Klan's "Invisible Empire." One out of every three white males in Indiana claimed membership in the organization.
Karen Abbott. August 30, 2012. David Curtis Stephenson, Grand Dragon of the Ku Klux Klan, 1922 From “The Dragon and the Cross.” On March 16, 1925, in the muted morning light of a hotel room in...
D. C. Stephenson Trial (1925) In 1925, the Indiana KKK was the largest state branch in the Klan's "Invisible Empire." The conviction in November of that year of D. C. Stephenson, the powerful grand dragon of the Indiana Klan, for the murder of Madge Oberholtzer led to a dramatic decline in the organization's membership and political influence ...
14. Nov. 2018 · In November 1925, D.C. Stephenson was on trial for murder and the chief witness against him was the murder victim herself, who on her deathbed had dictated her account. For once in his...
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Dates of Trial: October 28-November 14, 1925. Verdicts: Stephenson: guilty; Gentry and Klinck: not guilty. Sentence: Life imprisonment. SIGNIFICANCE: Specific events often make or break entire movements. The D.C. Stephenson case was such an event.
An account of the 1925 trial of an Indiana Klan leader for the rape and murder of Madge Oberholtzer, with images, chronology, links, and other materials pertaining to the trial.
