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Willie Mae Hammock

Case from Bessemer, AL dated Jan 07, 1977

Victim Details

Willie Mae Hammock

Female

Bessemer

AL

1977-01-07

60

Willie

Mae Hammock

Yes

06/20/2026

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On January 7, 1977, in the Booker Heights community of Bessemer, Alabama, 60-year-old Willie Mae Hammock was tragically killed in her own home. A man named Walter Hill, who was around 45 years old at the time, had been a frequent visitor to Ms. Hammock's residence, where she operated an illegal social club.

That afternoon, at approximately 4:30 p.m., Hill arrived at the house. At some point, he asked for Willie Mae's permission to marry her 13-year-old ward. When Willie Mae refused his re ...
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  • Walter Hill (serial killer) - Wikipedia
  • Slayer in Alabama executed for killing 3 after rejection - Deseret News
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