Bonita Carter

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On June 22, 1979, 20-year-old Bonita Beatrice Carter was fatally shot by Birmingham police officer George Sands in the Kingston neighborhood of Birmingham, Alabama. Carter, a recent graduate of Hayes High School and a choir member at Parker Memorial Baptist Church, was living with her parents near Jerry's Convenience Store, the site of the incident. That evening, she accompanied a man involved in an altercation with the store clerk and offered to move his car. As she sat behind the wheel, Office ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    Bonita Carter

    Female

    Black / African American

    Birmingham

    AL

    1979-06-22

    20

    Bonita

    Carter

    11/22/2024

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    I am interested in learning more about the murder of Bonita Carter. Does anyone know if there are an... ...Read More
    10/15/2023