James Hammer

James Earl Hammer, a middle-aged white male businessman from Washington, D.C., was killed in February 1972. In the days leading to the tragedy, Hammer had been known in his community as a driven entrepreneur, the kind of man who had built connections and relationships across the city. The unexpected violence of his death shattered not only his own life but also rattled the lives of those around him.

On the fateful day in February, the fatal encounter between Hammer and his acquaintance, 2 ...