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John Taylor-Wilson

Case from Maytown, AL dated Jan 08, 2022

Victim Details

John Taylor-Wilson

Male

Black / African American

Maytown

AL

2022-01-08

20

John

Taylor-Wilson

08/01/2026

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On a cold January morning in 2022, the body of 20-year-old John Christopher Taylor-Wilson, a male from the Maytown community, was discovered on the side of the road in a grassy area off of Eastern Valley Road at the entrance to a subdivision in the Bessemer area of Jefferson County. An autopsy would later confirm that he had been shot to death. The discovery was made by a passerby on Saturday, January 8, 2022. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office immediately launched a homicide investigation, ...
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  • Body found in West Jefferson County identified as man from Bessemer
  • Body found on Shady Grove Road identified - ABC 33/40
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