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In 1967, Klan leader E.L. McDaniel linked four men to 1964 Frank Morris murder

January 28, 2010
  • Concordia Sentinel
Stanley Nelson
Frank Morris Case

Natchez Klan leader E.L. McDaniel, who became an FBI informant, told the bureau in 1967 that Klansmen from Ferriday and Natchez may have been responsible for the arson murder of Ferriday shoe shop owner Frank Morris because of complaints that Morris was flirting with white women.

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