Herman Frank Cash (July 25, 1918 – February 7, 1994) was a suspected fourth conspirator in the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing of 1963 along with Thomas Edwin Blanton Jr., Robert Edward Chambliss, and Bobby Frank Cherry, all of whom received prison sentences for their involvement in the incident. Cash died in 1994 and was never tried for his alleged involvement in the bombing.
Herman Frank Cash | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 25, 1918 Pinson, Alabama, U.S. |
| Died | February 7, 1994 (aged 75) Pinson, Alabama, U.S. |
| Resting place | Northview Cemetery Cedartown, Georgia, U.S. |
| Known for | Suspected co-conspirator in the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing |
| Criminal charge | None |
| Criminal status | Deceased |
| Spouse | Myrtle Cash |
| Children | 2 |
Life
editCash was married to Myrtle Cash and had two children, Carolyn and Maurice. He was a truck driver for Dixie-Ohio Express Company. Cash was a member of United Klans of America, a Ku Klux Klan organization. He served in the United States Army during World War II.[1][2]
Bombing role
editAlthough officially named by the Federal Bureau of Investigation as a suspect as early as 1965,[3] Cash was never formally charged with any crime. He maintained his innocence and passed a polygraph test given by the FBI. Acquaintances claimed that Cash was too nervous to be capable of committing a crime of the magnitude of the bombing.[1]
Cash died in 1994 in Pinson, Alabama.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Death spares scrutiny of Cash in bomb probe: The Birmingham News Archived 2008-05-26 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Obituary for FRANK CASH HERMAN". Birmingham Post-Herald. 1994-02-08. p. 12. Retrieved 2023-09-11.
- ^ Birmingham's painful past reopened: Los Angeles Times
Further reading
edit- Sikora, Frank (2005). Until Justice Rolls Down: The Birmingham Church Bombing Case. University of Alabama Press. ISBN 9780817352684.
