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Gerald Bailey

Case from Birmingham, AL dated Aug 07, 2017

Victim Details

Gerald Bailey

October 2, 2022

Male

Black / African American

Birmingham

AL

2017-08-07

2017-08-07

23

Gerald

Bailey

07/01/2026


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In the early hours of a Monday morning in Birmingham, Alabama, a dispute over something as trivial as a lighter escalated into a fatal act of violence that claimed the life of 23-year-old Gerald Duane Bailey. The male victim was at a gentleman's club on August 7, 2017, when an argument began after he reportedly did not immediately return a borrowed lighter. The disagreement led to both Bailey and the other individual being removed from the establishment by security guards.

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