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Freddie Harp

Case from Homewood, AL dated Aug 06, 1973

Victim Details

Freddie Harp

Male

White / Caucasian

Homewood

AL

1973-08-06

32

Freddie

Harp

Yes

06/24/2026

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In the late evening hours of August 6, 1973, a routine traffic stop on the Red Mountain Expressway entrance ramp took a tragic turn, ending the life of Sergeant Freddie Jackson Harp. A dedicated officer with the Mountain Brook Police Department for eight years, the 32-year-old was a husband and father. That night, at approximately 10:15 p.m., Sergeant Harp pulled over a vehicle for a traffic violation.

The situation quickly escalated as Sergeant Harp attempted to arrest one of the juvenil ...
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    I recently came across the case of Sergeant Freddie Jackson Harp, and it really got me thinking abou... ...Read More
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