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Leon Shaw

Case from Jefferson, AL dated Feb 08, 1988

Victim Details

Leon Shaw

Male

Jefferson

AL

1988-02-08

33

Leon

Shaw

Yes

06/25/2026

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In the winter of 1988, in Jefferson, Alabama, a sequence of events unfolded that would ultimately lead to the death of Leon Shaw, a 33-year-old man. On the afternoon of February 8th, Shaw drove to the home of Terry Dill. At the time, Shaw was serving a sentence at a Federal Work Release Center for a drug violation and was not supposed to be driving, though he was permitted to leave for his job at the Rose Boutique, a business he co-owned with his wife, Junatha Shaw.

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  • Leon Shaw, Jr., age 33 - National Gun Violence Memorial
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