[DOC] [TLE] D. C. Stephenson - Wikipedia [PAR] David Curtiss "Steve" Stephenson (August 21, 1891  June 28, 1966) was an 
American politician who in 1923 was appointed Grand Dragon (state leader) of 
the branch of the Ku Klux Klan ... In 1925 Stephenson was tried and convicted (
Stephenson v. State) in a notorious abduction, rape, and murder of a young white
... [DOC] [TLE] 1925 Trial of D. C. Stephenson: An Account [PAR] In 1925, the Indiana KKK was the largest state branch in the Klan's "Invisible 
Empire." The conviction in November of that year of D. C. Stephenson, the 
powerful grand ... the murder of Madge Oberholtzer led to a dramatic decline in 
the organization's ... Within a few weeks of his installation as grand dragon, 
Stephenson was... [DOC] [TLE] ISL: Ku Klux Klan in Indiana - IN.gov [PAR] Fangmeier, Robert A. Murder in Irvington: A Reporter's Journal. Indianapolis: 
Guild Press of ... Grand Dragon: D.C. Stephenson and the Ku Klux Klan in 
Indiana. [DOC] [TLE] Ku Klux Klan - The Second Klan: 19151944 - Resistance and ... [PAR] By 1926 the Klan was "crippled and discredited." D. C. Stephenson was the 
Grand Dragon of Indiana and 22 northern states. In 1923 he had led the states 
under his control to separate from the national KKK organization. In his 1925 trial, 
he was convicted for second degree murder for his part in the rape and 
subsequent... [DOC] [TLE] Ku Klux Klan - WOW.com [PAR] 3 days ago ... This second organization adopted a standard white costume and .... Several 
members of KKK groups were convicted of murder in the ..... the 1925 murder trial 
of Grand Dragon D.C. Stephenson destroyed the image of the KKK as upholders 
of law and order. By 1926 the Klan was "crippled and discredited. [DOC] [TLE] KU KLUX KLAN , EXTREMISM , RACISM, INFAMY AND ... [PAR] Jul 7, 2011 ... 2nd Klan, between 3 and 6 million (peaked in 19201925 period) ... The second 
Klan was a formal fraternal organization, with a national and state structure. ... 
Several members of KKK groups were convicted of murder in the deaths of civil 
rights ..... D. C. Stephenson, Grand Dragon of the Indiana Klan. [DOC] [TLE] The Meltdown Continues: BLACK American History ... #32 ... KU ... [PAR] Dec 11, 2013 ... The new organization and chapters adopted regalia featured inThe Birth of a 
Nation. ..... D. C. Stephenson, Grand Dragon of the Indiana Klan. ... By 1926 the 
Klan was "crippled and discredited. ... In his 1925 trial, he was convicted for 
second degree murder for his part in the rape and subsequent death of... [DOC] [TLE] In March 1925 Madge Oberholtzer was kidnapped, tortured and ... [PAR] ... tortured and raped by D.C. Stephenson, Grand Dragon of the Indiana Ku Klux 
Klan. Her deathbed statement was sufficient to convict Stephenson of second 
degree murder in one ... Tasmiyay pleaded guilty and sentenced to 30 years. ..... 
LYNCHINGS were done as a terror tactic to show that certain organizations like 
the... [DOC] [TLE] TELEVISION - Shedding Light on Evil Men and a Sinister Time ... [PAR] Nov 5, 1989 ... Out of an obscure past came D. C. Stephenson onto a stage set by the Ku Klux ... 
Stephenson, who soothes a frightened boy, mesmerizes a crippled veteran and 
... testimony in the 1925 trial of the Grand Dragon on a charge of murder. ... 
Across the country, an organization that had boasted of more than six... [DOC] [TLE] Ku Klux Klan - Net Texts [PAR] (peaked in 19201925 period) ... In 1915, the second Klan was founded and 
remained a small organization in Georgia. Starting ... Several members of KKK 
groups were convicted of murder in the deaths of civil rights workers and children 
in the ...... D. C. Stephenson was the Grand Dragon of Indiana and 22 northern 
states. [DOC] [TLE] Ku Klux Klan - Net Texts [PAR] The second Klan was a formal fraternal organization, with a national and state 
structure. ... [24]. Several members of KKK groups were convicted of murder in 
the deaths

Question: This organization was krippled in 1925 when D.C. Stephenson, a grand dragon, was convicted of murder
Answer: Ku Klux Klan