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Martin Crawford Stegall

Case from Bainbridge, GA dated Oct 29, 1905

Victim Details

Martin Crawford Stegall

Male

White / Caucasian

Bainbridge

GA

1905-10-29

45

Martin

Crawford Stegall

07/21/2026

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In the town of Bainbridge, Georgia, on a Sunday in late October of 1905, the course of several lives would be irrevocably altered. Martin Crawford Stegall, the 45-year-old male Sheriff of Decatur County, found himself in the line of fire while attempting to apprehend a murder suspect. The events of that day, which began with a shooting on Broad Street, would culminate in a tragic and violent end for both the Sheriff and his assailant.

The day's turmoil began when a man shot and killed a w ...
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  • Sheriff Martin Crawford Stegall - Officer Down Memorial Page (ODMP)
  • Sheriff Martin Crawford Stegall (1860-1905) - Find a Grave Memorial
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