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On January 3, 1947, Agent Leroy H. "Shorty" Thomas of the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board was fatally shot during a vehicle stop near Sayreton, Alabama. The incident occurred after an automobile chase between Coalburg and Birmingham, during which Thomas and fellow agents stopped a vehicle suspected of transporting illegal whiskey. While searching the vehicle, the suspect opened fire on the officers, striking Agent Thomas. The assailant fled the scene but was apprehended a few hours late ...Read More
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Leroy Thomas
Male
Birmingham
AL
1947-01-03
Leroy
Thomas
11/18/2025
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I recently came across the case of Agent Leroy H. "Shorty" Thomas, and I can't stop thinking about h... ...Read More
05/19/2024
05/19/2024
Has anyone looked into the jury members from the 1947 trial of the suspect in Agent Thomas’s murde... ...Read More
03/13/2023
03/13/2023
