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Case Description

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On a tragic day in Bessemer, Alabama, John Tatum, Jr., a 36-year-old male, was killed on January 7, 1977. His life was cut short in a triple homicide that also claimed the lives of his 34-year-old wife, Lois Jean Tatum, and his 60-year-old mother-in-law, Willie Mae Hammock.

The perpetrator of this brutal act was Walter Hill, a man with a history of violent crimes. Hill was reportedly romantically interested in a 13-year-old girl who was the ward of Willie Mae Hammock. On that fateful Janu ...Read More

Victim Details

John Tatum, Jr.

Male

Bessemer

AL

1977-01-07

36

John

Tatum Jr.

Yes

05/07/2026