Khalil Islam

Gender:Male
Race:Black
Era:1960s
State:New York
Time Imprisoned:
21 Years 0 Days
Support
Nation of Islam
Khalil Islam

Biography

Convicted (as Thomas 15X Johnson) in the 1965 assassination of Malcolm X. The Black Panther Vol. 19 no.7,9 (1979) reports his petition, with Muhammad Abdul Aziz, to the Congressional Black Caucus asserting his innocence. He was exonerated (posthumously) in 2021. [Source: The Black Panther (Black Panther Party newspaper), v19 no.7,9; digitized at marxists.org — https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/black-panther/index.htm]

Case

Charges: Murder (assassination of Malcolm X)
Arrested: 1965
Incarcerated: 1966
Released: 1987
Sentence: Convicted of the Feb. 21, 1965 assassination of Malcolm X; sentenced to life (20 years to life). Paroned in 1987. Conviction vacated/exonerated in 2021. Verdict as recorded: Yes — convicted 1966 as Thomas 15X Johnson; exonerated posthumously in 2021
Convicted: Yes

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