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Alexander Compton

Case from Mount-carmel, IL dated Dec 20, 1906

Victim Details

Alexander Compton

Male

White / Caucasian

Mount-carmel

IL

1906-12-20

58

Alexander

Compton

06/29/2026

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Alexander Compton, a 58-year-old white male, was serving as the Sheriff of Wabash County, Illinois, when he was tragically killed on December 20, 1906, in Mount Carmel, IL. Sheriff Compton's death was the result of a violent encounter involving a 17-year-old youth. The incident occurred after Sheriff Compton had arrested the youth's father on a breach of peace warrant, which had been issued by the father's ex-wife, the youth's mother. As Sheriff Compton was escorting the father to jail, the yout ...
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    It's tough to imagine the weight of the tragedy that befell Sheriff Alexander Compton and the impact... ...Read More
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