Herman Frank Cash

Herman Frank Cash (July 25, 1918 – February 7, 1994) was a suspected fourth conspirator in the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing of 1963.

Herman Frank Cash
Born(1918-07-25)July 25, 1918
DiedFebruary 7, 1994(1994-02-07) (aged 75)
Pinson, Alabama, U.S.
Resting placeNorthview Cemetery
Cedartown, Georgia, U.S.
Known forSuspected co-conspirator in the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing
Criminal charge(s)None
Criminal statusDeceased
Spouse(s)Myrtle Cash
Children2

Life

Cash 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.[1]

Bombing role

Although officially named by the Federal Bureau of Investigation as a suspect as early as 1965,[2] 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

References
  1. Death spares scrutiny of Cash in bomb probe: The Birmingham News Archived 2008-05-26 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Birmingham's painful past reopened: Los Angeles Times

Further reading
  • Sikora, Frank (2005). Until Justice Rolls Down: The Birmingham Church Bombing Case. University of Alabama Press. ISBN 9780817352684.


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