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He was born James Clayton Vaughn, in [[Mobile, Alabama]]. In [[1976]] he changed his name to Joseph Paul Franklin. He selected ''Joseph Paul'' in honor of Nazi [[Paul Joseph Goebbels]] and ''Franklin'' after US founding father, [[Benjamin Franklin]].
He hated African Americans and didn't think they should mix with Caucasians. On one occasion he threatened to kill [[President Carter]] for his pro-[[Civil Rights]] views. He was a master escapist and managed to elude law enforcement for a long time. He was eventually caught when a nurse taking the blood he was selling recognised an American eagle tattoo on his arm. He had figured it would be safer for a man on the run to sell his blood than to steal. He proved wrong.
He continued to attempt escape to the very end: when the jury at his trial were taking their lunch break, he managed to flee into an air duct. He was again captured.
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