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On October 16, 1994, William Nelson, aged 52, was among five individuals fatally shot during a robbery at the Changing Times Lounge in Birmingham, Alabama. The assailants, Stephen Pilley and Andrew Anthony Apicella, were apprehended, tried separately, and each convicted of murder, receiving death sentences. Pilley died of liver disease in 2009, and Apicella succumbed to the same ailment in 2013.
The incident contributed to Birmingham's notably high homicide rate in 1994, with the city r ...Read More
The incident contributed to Birmingham's notably high homicide rate in 1994, with the city r ...Read More
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William Nelson
Male
Birmingham
AL
1994-10-16
52
William
Nelson
Yes
11/20/2025
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Has anyone else been thinking about the broader impact of the Changing Times Lounge tragedy on the B... ...Read More
04/20/2024
04/20/2024
I recently found myself reflecting on the impact of William Nelson's tragic death and the broader co... ...Read More
01/19/2024
01/19/2024
