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William Lucy

Case from Memphis, TN dated Feb 25, 1910

Victim Details

W. H. Lucy

Male

White / Caucasian

Memphis

TN

1910-02-25

William

Lucy

07/12/2026

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On February 25, 1910, Deputy Sheriff W. H. Lucy was serving with the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office when a routine warrant service turned into a deadly ambush. William “W. H.” Lucy, a White male, joined two fellow deputies in tracking down a man wanted on a larceny charge, expecting the kind of tense but familiar encounter that came with the badge.

They found the suspect at a farm three miles west of Germantown. The warrant was read aloud, and for a moment it seemed the arrest migh ...
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    I've been diving into some historical cases, and Deputy Sheriff W. H. Lucy's story really caught my ... ...Read More
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    I recently came across the story of Deputy Sheriff W. H. Lucy, and it got me thinking about how offi... ...Read More
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