White Supremacist Richard Barrett Murdered

Barrett's body discovered inside Rankin County home.

By: Staff Reports |
Published: April 22, 2010

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Pearl Police, Rankin County Sheriff, state and federal investigators are looking for the person who murdered white supremacist Richard Barrett. His body was found in the back bathroom of his Rankin County home Thursday morning. Police believe Barrett may have been trying to escape from his attacker. His body has been taken to the state crime lab for an autopsy.
Barrett's neighbors called fire officials shortly before eight o'clock this morning to report a fire at 227 East Petros Road. Firefighters discovered Barrett's body inside the home once they entered.
Barrett called himself the head of the Nationalists Movement. He was recently in the news supporting efforts at Ole Miss to bring back Colonel Reb as the school's mascot. He made national headlines five years ago when he attempted to bring Edgar Ray Killen to a booth at the Mississippi State Fair. Killen was later arrested and convicted for his roll in the death of three civil rights workers in Neshoba County in the 1960s.