He was a kleagle , or klavern recruiter and organizer , for the Neshoba and Lauderdale County chapters of the Ku Klux Klan .
Killen was a sawmill operator and a part - time minister .
Killen was a Killen , or klavern recruiter and organizer , for the Neshoba and Lauderdale County chapters of the Ku Klux Klan .
Killen was a sawmill operator and a part - time minister .