Amelia Cowles is the mother of Dylann Roof, the American mass murderer convicted of perpetrating the Charleston church shooting on June 17, 2015, in South Carolina. Amelia’s son Dylann Roof was able to kill nine people, all African Americans, and injured one person. Dylann confessed to committing the Charleston attack to start a race war.

Amelia Cowles: Bio Summary

Who Is Dylann Roof’s Mother?

Amelia “Amy” Cowles was born on 28th May 1958. As of 2023, Amelia is 65 years old. She is the daughter of Andrew Carson Cowles and the sister of Carson Cowles. There isn’t much information about Amelia’s life as a child and family background. She was a bartender.

Much is unknown about Amelia Cowles’ career. She was the wife of a carpenter and a construction contractor. Her husband Franklin Bennett Roof was also known as Benn. Amelia and Franklin’s marriage ended but they had temporarily reconciled at the time Dylann Roof was born.

Amelia Cowles had previously given birth to Dylann’s older sister Amber Roof. Dylann was living alternately in his mother Amelia and father Franklin’s homes in downtown Columbia and Hopkins. Dylann and his sister Amber were mostly raised by their stepmother.

After Amelia Cowles and Franklin Bennett Roof got divorced, Franklin married another woman identified as Paige Mann (née Hastings). Paige is said to have raised Dylann and Amber in addition to her daughter Morgan Roof. Morgan is the daughter Paige had with Franklin.

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Franklin is said to have been verbally and physically abusive toward Paige during their marriage. Paige filed for a divorce. In an affidavit filed for Paige’s divorce, Paige wrote to the court that their ‘fighting and arguing became worse’ and Franklin ‘constantly belittled me about how lazy I was’.

Paige wrote: ‘After we moved to Florida our marriage really began to deteriorate when Benn became so controlling.’ Paige revealed that Franklin ‘controlled my whereabouts, the checkbook and everything about my life.’ Paige also said that:

‘On September 20, 2008, my whole world fell apart when Benn and I got into an argument. Benn violently pushed me to the ground and hit me in the back of my head.’ Paige wrote that she was ‘so scared of him that I knew I had to get out of this violent situation’.

The final terms of the divorce were that Paige won custody of Morgan and Franklin was to pay $570 per month in child support, per daily mail. Paige and Franklin divorced after ten years of marriage. As for Amelia Cowles much is unknown about her life. It is difficult to tell if she remarried after her divorce from Franklin.

What Happened To Amelia Cowles?

Amelia Cowles experienced a heart attack during the trial of her son Dylann Roof who was responsible for killing nine people, all African Americans, and injuring one other person during a Bible study at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church.

Amelia Cowles suffered a heart attack shortly after prosecutors described the church massacre her son is alleged to have committed, documents reveal. Amelia is said to have fallen ill at the start of her son’s federal death penalty trial. She was heard apologizing multiple times as her family and court officials came to her aid.

Amelia said “I’m sorry” several times before collapsing. Dylann later confessed and was sentenced to nine consecutive sentences of life without parole after formally pleading guilty to state murder charges.

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