Bobby Frank Cherry

Criminal

Birthday June 20, 1930

Birth Sign Gemini

Birthplace Clanton, AL

DEATH DATE Nov 18, 2004 (74)

About

Klansman was convicted in one of the most notorious crimes of the Civil Rights era, the bombing of a Birmingham, Alabama church.

Before Fame

He and his partners were immediate suspects in the church bombing, but the FBI refused to pursue the case.

Trivia

It wasn't until a decade later, after a thorough investigation, that one of his accomplices was put on trial and convicted that Cherry himself was tried.

Family Life

His wife's testimony, that he bragged to her about making a bomb, was instrumental in his conviction.

Associated With

Tom Sizemore starred in a television docudrama about Cherry's life, entitled Sins of the Father.