Jump up ^ On February 19 , 1999 , in Coosa County , Alabama , Billy Jack Gaither was beaten to death with an axe handle and his body was burned .
Billy Jack Gaither was homosexual .
Jump up ^ On February 19 , 1999 , in Coosa County , Alabama , Billy Jack Gaither was beaten to death with an axe handle and his body was burned because he was homosexual .