Last surviving 16th Avenue Baptist Church bomber dies in prison; 4 young girls died in 1963 blast
Infamous Criminals
The last surviving man bomber of Birmingham’s 16th Avenue Baptist Church in 1963 has died in prison, Alabama Gov Kay Ivey said Friday in a statement. “While serving a life sentence, Thomas Edwin Blanton, Jr., the last surviving 16th Street Baptist Church bomber, has passed away from natural causes. His role in the hateful act on …