There were two more murders 15 miles away.

When police arrived, they found the telephones and electricity lines.

We have a weird homicide.

A scene described by one investigator as reminiscent of a weird...

A cop of murder.

Mastreatment can create hatred inside even the most unsuspecting human beings.

On August 12, 1949, a man was born who, after suffering from mistreatment and seeing

injustices in the world, sought to get revenge upon an entire race and the police officers

who defended them.

So if you like your coffee hot but your bones chilled, sit back and start your day with a

morning cup of murder. Mark James Robert Essex was born on August 12, 1949 in Emporia, Kansas.

After graduating from Emporia Senior High School in 1967, Mark made his way to Emporia State

University, but dropped out after just a semester and, instead, joined the U.S. Navy as a dental

technician stationed in San Diego, California.

It was here that, according to Mark's claims, he spent the next two years

as the victim of racial abuse at the hands of his white fellow Navy men. Because of this, he went on

unauthorized absence from October to November of 1970 and was officially discharged a few months

later for, quote, character and behavior disorders.

After being discharged from the military, Mark became involved with the black radicals in California

and eventually joined the New York Black Panthers. By late 1972, Mark was living in New Orleans,

and, though he did not join their local chapter of the Panthers,

learned of the harsh response by the Baton Rouge police during a civil rights demonstration at Southern University,

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