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Frank Wright

Case from Birmingham, AL dated May 22, 2009

Victim Details

Frank Wright

Male

Birmingham

AL

2009-05-22

57

Frank

Wright

Yes

06/20/2026

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On a spring evening in Birmingham, Alabama, the life of Frank Wright, a 57-year-old male visiting from Indiana, was violently cut short. On May 22, 2009, Wright was at a self-serve car wash on 43rd Avenue North when he was fatally shot in what investigators would later describe as a drug-related robbery. Another individual with Wright at the time of the incident also sustained injuries in the attack.

The investigation into the murder of Frank Wright led Birmingham police to two suspects. ...
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  • al: Birmingham's Anthony Lane should die for 2009 slaying of Frank Wright, judge rules
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