Two persons walked through the streets of the community, when they reported seeing two children crying inside a Ford Explorer. They called out for help from citizens and called authorities, saying the children were being abducted, when the police arrived the SUV was already surrounded by residents.





There were no children in the vehicle, crying or not.





The men were taken to jail for their safety. Safe from lynchings, which is what citizens wanted to do to the men, for a crime that never happened, based on false reporting. Eventually were beaten, hanged and burned alive. Even when the men ceased screaming, additional gasoline was poured on the smoldering bodies as though the perps did not want the moment to end. This was In full view of everyone, including children.