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J. Perry Landrum, a 45-year-old male of Caucasian ethnicity, served as the elected constable for Jefferson County's Precinct 4 in Texas. On May 17, 1907, Landrum was fatally shot while riding his horse to work in Odelia, TX. The man who killed him, Tom Jackson, was someone Landrum had previously arrested for riding a train without a ticket. Jackson had hidden in the bushes along the roadway and ambushed Landrum, shooting him in the chest with a shotgun.
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J. Perry Landrum
Male
White / Caucasian
Odelia
TX
1907-05-17
45
J.
Perry Landrum
11/20/2025
Forum Posts (3)
It's so upsetting to think about the challenges J. Perry Landrum faced during his short time as cons... ...Read More
11/19/2024
11/19/2024
I find it incredibly unsettling how brief the sentence was for Tom Jackson after he killed Constable... ...Read More
10/14/2023
10/14/2023
I came across a detail about J. Perry Landrum's murder that really struck me. Landrum had arrested T... ...Read More
06/01/2023
06/01/2023
