Original sentence: Beckwith appealed the verdict unsuccessfully, and he died in prison in 2001.During the trial, the body of Evers was exhumed from his grave for autopsy, and found to be in a surprisingly excellent state of preservation.Just after midnight on 12 June 1963, Medgar Evers was assassinated just after pulling into his driveway.The man believed to have been his assassin, white racist Byron De La Beckwith, was twice acquitted when all-white juries could not reach agreement, but in 1994 Beckwith was brought to trial on new evidence based on statements he made to others
Edited sentence: An autospy was then performed on Evers' body.Beckwith appealed the verdict, and he died in prison in 2001.During the trial, the body of Evers was exhumed from his grave.In the early 1990's Beckwith was brought to trial on new evidence based on statements he made to others.Just after midnight on 12 June 1963, Medgar Evers was assassinated by a white racist, Byron De La Beckwith, just after pulling into his driveway.Nevertheless, the assassin was twice acquitted, when the all-white jury could not reach agreement.When the casket was opened, Evers' body was found to be in an excellent state of preservation