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Samuel Leeper

Case from Marion, TN dated Jul 31, 1940

Victim Details

Samuel Leeper

Male

White / Caucasian

Marion

TN

1940-07-31

50

Samuel

Leeper

06/27/2026

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In the summer of 1940, a violent confrontation in the hills of Marion County, Tennessee, led to the death of Investigator Samuel Leeper, a 50-year-old male agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. On July 31st, Leeper and his fellow agents were conducting a raid on an illegal liquor still, a common enterprise in the region during that era. The operation took a deadly turn when they were ambushed by members of the McNabb family, who were well-known local bootleggers. ...
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  • Samuel Leeper | Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
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