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Special Agent William Joseph Jackson Jr., aged 43, was born in Plymouth, North Carolina, and served with the Bureau of Prohibition. On March 8, 1938, he was conducting surveillance on Highway 17, along the Virginia-North Carolina border, with Officer John Estes of the Norfolk, Virginia Police Department. They were following a Buick sedan occupied by Joe Thomas West and Bernard E. Royals, two known bootleggers, who were suspected of transporting illicit whiskey.
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William Joseph Jackson Jr
Male
White / Caucasian
Elizabeth-city
NC
1938-03-08
William
Joseph Jackson Jr
12/01/2025
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I just came across the case of Special Agent William Joseph Jackson Jr., and I've been thinking a lo... ...Read More
01/10/2024
01/10/2024
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06/16/2023
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06/16/2023
Does anyone else find it incredibly unsettling to think about the chaos on Highway 17 that day? I me... ...Read More
05/03/2023
05/03/2023
