Kortney Nichols

In the winter of 2009, just two days before Christmas, the life of 21-year-old Kortney Alexander Nichols was tragically cut short. On December 23rd, Nichols was fatally shot in his Birmingham, Alabama apartment. The young man had only just begun to make a home for himself, having moved into the residence a mere four days prior to the violent encounter that would end his life.

The incident unfolded as an attempted robbery, a brazen act that turned deadly. According to accounts from his mot ...