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Elbert Clyde Wilson

Case from Alexander-city, AL dated Apr 20, 2016

Victim Details

Elbert Clyde Wilson

Male

Black / African American

Alexander-city

AL

2016-04-20

49

Elbert

Clyde Wilson

Yes

06/25/2026

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In the quiet morning of April 20, 2016, in Alexander City, Alabama, 49-year-old Elbert Clyde Wilson, a Black male, was engaged in the routine task of mowing his lawn on a riding mower when his life was abruptly ended by a single gunshot. The initial investigation into his death appeared to have a witness in his neighbor, Franklin Nathan Price Jr., who recounted a detailed story to the police about a red truck stopping on the road and someone inside firing the fatal shot.

However, as inves ...
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  • AL.com: Alexander City police arrest neighbor in lawn mower murder
  • The Daily Home: Elbert Clyde Wilson's Obituary on The Daily Home
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