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John Robert Kirk

Case from Tuscaloosa, AL dated Jan 23, 1988

Victim Details

John Robert Kirk

Male

Tuscaloosa

AL

1988-01-23

63

John

Robert Kirk

Yes

07/03/2026

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On a cold January day in 1988, the life of John Robert Kirk, a 63-year-old white male and a veteran of World War II, was tragically cut short. On January 23rd, while heading home from his job at Plantation Pipe Line Company in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, he pulled his red 1984 Chevrolet pickup truck over near the West Blocton exit on Interstate 59 South. It was there that he was approached by three men.

The encounter turned fatal when one of the men, Luther Jerome Williams, led Kirk into ...
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  • Luther Jerome Williams's final moment nears - The Tuscaloosa News
  • Alabama Inmate Executed for 1988 Slaying - The Oklahoman
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