The white supremacist facing charges of capital murder was found guilty of the murder of three people at two separate Kansas City Jewish sites on Monday, reported ABC News. The killings took place on April 13, 2014, and led to the deaths of Terri LaManno, 53, Dr. William L. Corporon, 69, and Reat Underwood, 14. Although the murders took place at Jewish sites in Kansas, none of the victims turned out to be Jewish.
Frazier Glenn Miller Jr., 74, a former Ku Klux Klan leader with a history of racism and anti-semitism, said that his motivation for the murders was "the genocide against white people by the Jews." Miller claimed in court that his actions were done in defense of the white race, reported The New York Times.
"Everything I did for our people," he said. "To secure the existence of our people and the future of white children."
"You have the power in your hands to inspire the world," he said. "You can become a man or woman your forefathers will be proud of for your bravery."
Upon learning that none of his victims were Jewish, he expressed regret in shooting Underwood due to his age, but said that he still considered Corporon and LaManno as accomplices to Jews, according to The Guardian.
The trial took one week and the jury consisted of seven men and five women, who began their deliberations on Monday afternoon. Miller was convicted two hours later and could face the death penalty.
