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Fred Brockman

Case from Birmingham, AL dated Nov 03, 1953

Victim Details

Fred Brock

Male

White / Caucasian

Birmingham

AL

1953-11-03

52

Fred

Brockman

06/20/2026

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Fred R. Brockman, a 52-year-old White/Caucasian man, died on November 3, 1953, in Birmingham, Alabama, after an ordinary call turned into a sudden, violent ambush. He was a Birmingham Police Department officer with a long tour on the job, known by badge number 14, and that Tuesday he and his partner were sent to investigate what officers often dread hearing over the radio: a report of a man with a gun.

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