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William Burnham

Case from Pensacola, FL dated Mar 18, 1906

Victim Details

William B. Burnham

Male

Pensacola

FL

1906-03-18

32

William

Burnham

07/12/2026

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William B. Burnham, a 32-year-old police officer from Pensacola, Florida, tragically lost his life on March 18, 1906. Officer Burnham was responding to a call about shots being fired near the southeast corner of Wright and Tarragona Streets, close to the Union Depot and a saloon owned by W. S. Norman. Upon arriving at the scene, he encountered a violent altercation between two men, Jerry Lenox and an unidentified assailant. The assailant, described as an unknown African American man, had already ...
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