Clarence Triggs

Clarence Triggs (1942 – July 30, 1966) was a married African-American bricklayer and veteran, who was murdered on July 30, 1966, in Bogalusa, Louisiana, about a month after participating in a civil rights march for voting. Two white men were arrested and indicted in the case. One was acquitted and the other never tried. Although the cold case was reopened by the FBI in the early 21st century, Triggs' murder has never been solved.

Background Triggs, a 24-year-old construction worker, had recently moved with his wife Emma to Bogalusa from Jackson, Mississippi. He worked as a bricklayer. "Police insist the Triggs killing was not racially inspired."

Homer R. "Kingfish" Seale and John W. Copling, Jr., both 36, were arrested August 1 on the charge of murdering Triggs; they were freed on bail. They were represented by Baton Rouge attorney Osier Brown. He also represented Ernest Ray McElveen, charged with the murder of Oneal Moore in June 1965 near Bogalusa.