Jerry Mitchell (reporter)
Jerry W. Mitchell (February 23, 1959) is an American investigative reporter formerly with The Clarion-Ledger, a newspaper in Jackson, Mississippi. He convinced authorities to reopen many cold murder cases from the civil rights era, his investigations providing the basis for prosecutions, prompting one colleague to call him "the South's Simon Wiesenthal". In 2009, he received a "genius grant" from the MacArthur Foundation.
Jerry W. Mitchell | |
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| Born | February 23, 1959 Springfield, Missouri |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Harding University, Ohio State University |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Awards | MacArthur Fellow, George Polk Award |
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