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George Albert

Case from Childersburg, AL dated Dec 30, 1942

Victim Details

George Albert

Male

Childersburg

AL

1942-12-30

55

George

Albert

Yes

07/04/2026

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George Albert DeLoach, Sr., a 55-year-old man, spent his days wearing the burden of a small town’s peace on his shoulders as the acting chief of police in Childersburg, Alabama. On December 30, 1942, that duty ended in violence after a confrontation inside a restaurant—one of those familiar local places where everybody knew everybody, until one moment shattered that normalcy.

Accounts of what sparked the eruption center on a tense exchange involving a woman inside the café. DeLoach ...
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    I've been reading about the case of Acting Chief George Albert DeLoach, Sr., and Officer J.O. Hammet... ...Read More
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    I’ve been reading about the tragic events that occurred in Childersburg back in 1942, and I find m... ...Read More
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