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Aurelius B. Turner, a 29-year-old African American man from Cleveland, Mississippi, was brutally murdered on December 9, 1934. Turner was killed in his home by Alonzo Robinson, also known as James H. Coyner, who was a 39-year-old African American man with a disturbing history of criminal behavior. Robinson had previously served time in Indiana for grave robbing and was suspected of other murders.
On the night of the murder, Turner was sitting in a chair reading a newspaper when Robinson a ...Read More
On the night of the murder, Turner was sitting in a chair reading a newspaper when Robinson a ...Read More
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Aurelius B. Turner
Male
Black / African American
Cleveland
OH
1934-12-09
Aurelius
Turner
11/19/2025
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I wanted to touch on a detail that really struck me about the Turner murder case—the resilience an... ...Read More
11/08/2024
11/08/2024
I've been reading up on the Turner case, and something that really stands out to me is the intense f... ...Read More
03/02/2024
03/02/2024
