Thomas Lankford

Death by Force

Thomas Bright Lankford, a 26-year-old white male, was a Federal Prohibition Agent who tragically lost his life on May 26, 1926, in Springfield, Illinois. Lankford was born in 1900 in Liberty, Tennessee, and had joined the Prohibition Unit on January 30, 1925. He was assigned to guard a seized still near Springfield while other agents continued raiding other locations. During the early morning hours, an automobile, seemingly unaware of Lankford's presence, approached the still site. As Lankford q ...Read More

Federal Prohibition Agent Thomas Bright Lankford

Thomas B. Lankford | Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

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