Curtis Flowers | 60 Minutes Archive

Curtis Flowers, a Mississippi man who spent over two decades in prison following six trials for the same crime, has died at the age of 56. Flowers was originally arrested in connection with a 1996 quadruple homicide at a furniture store. His case gained national attention due to repeated trials led by the same prosecutor and allegations of racial bias in jury selection. His conviction was ultimately overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2019, and the state dropped all charges in 2020. He died at his home; no cause of death has been released.

Curtis Flowers, a Mississippi man who spent over two decades in prison following six trials for the same crime, has died at the age of 56. Flowers was originally arrested in connection with a 1996 quadruple homicide at a furniture store. His case gained national attention due to repeated trials led by the same prosecutor and allegations of racial bias in jury selection. His conviction was ultimately overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2019, and the state dropped all charges in 2020. He died at his home; no cause of death has been released.