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Melvin John Clark

Case from Banks, GA dated Jun 01, 1947

Victim Details

Melvin John Clark

Male

White / Caucasian

Banks

GA

1947-06-01

41

Melvin

John Clark

07/11/2026

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In the summer of 1947, a dedicated lawman's life was tragically cut short in the woods of Banks County, Georgia. Investigator Melvin John Clark, a 41-year-old male, was part of a team of federal and state agents conducting a raid on an illegal still near Homer on June 1, 1947. As the agents moved into position to surround the operation, a series of gunshots echoed through the trees.

When the other agents converged on Investigator Clark's location, they found him fatally wounded. A state a ...
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