Bernard Whitehurst, Jr

Murdered
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On December 2, 1975, in Montgomery, Alabama, 32-year-old Bernard Whitehurst Jr. was fatally shot in the back by police officer Donald Foster, who mistakenly identified him as a suspect in a recent grocery store robbery. In an attempt to justify the shooting, officers planted a gun on Whitehurst and falsely reported that he had fired at them. The body was quickly embalmed without an autopsy, and the coroner's report, based on police accounts, inaccurately stated that Whitehurst was shot in the ch ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    Bernard Whitehurst, Jr

    Male

    Black / African American

    Montgomery

    AL

    1975-12-02

    32

    Bernard

    Whitehurst, Jr

    Yes

    11/22/2024

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