Dudley Emerson Whiteside Murdered in Jacksonville, Alabama age 50

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On June 20, 1955, Chief of Police Dudley Emerson Whiteside, aged 50, was fatally shot in Jacksonville, Alabama, while addressing a dispute over a city water main. City workers had attempted to connect a local grocer's water line to the city's system after the closure of the Profile Mill, which had previously supplied water to the area. The grocer, Robert E. Lee Dentmon, resisted this change, prompting Chief Whiteside to intervene.

Upon arriving at Dentmon's store, Chief Whiteside engage ...Read More

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name

Dudley Emerson Whiteside

gender

Male

city

Jacksonville

state

AL

Date of Death

1955-06-21

Age at Death

50

First Name

Dudley

Last Name

Emerson Whiteside

solved

Yes

Last Updated

11/22/2024

Dudley Emerson Whiteside
Murdered

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