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Hugh Kite

Case from Cottonton, AL dated Sep 15, 1984

Victim Details

Hugh Kite

Male

Cottonton

AL

1984-09-15

63

Hugh

Kite

Yes

07/03/2026

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In the quiet community of Cottonton, Alabama, the evening of September 15, 1984, was shattered by an act of violence that would resonate for decades. Hugh Simms Kite, a 63-year-old white male and the proprietor of Kite's Grocery and Bait Store, a local gathering place on Alabama 165, was in the process of closing for the night. His wife had called, requesting he bring home a bag of ice. As a ten-year-old helper waited inside the store, Kite went around to the back of the building where his truck ...
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  • Robert Lee Tarver, Jr. #626
  • Tarver to be executed here at 12:01 a.m. Friday - The Atmore Advance
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    I've been thinking a lot about the role of young Jerry Ford in this tragic case. He was just ten yea... ...Read More
    09/03/2024
    I've been thinking about that poor boy, Jerry Ford, who pretty much walked into a nightmare at such ... ...Read More
    05/30/2024
    Does anyone else find it puzzling that no defensive wounds were mentioned on Mr. Kite's body? I’m ... ...Read More
    02/12/2023
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