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Oscar Jerkins

Case from Hartford, AL dated Aug 07, 1933

Victim Details

Name

Oscar Jerkins

Gender

Male

City

Hartford

State

AL

Date Of Death

1933-08-07

Age At Death

57

First Name

Oscar

Last Name

Jerkins

Solved

Yes

Last Updated

07/03/2026

Case Description

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Oscar Jerkins, a 57-year-old male Hartford police officer, was killed in Hartford, Alabama, on August 7, 1933, in a case that seems to have unfolded through confusion, gunfire, and the kind of small-town shock that lingers long after sunrise. Early newspaper coverage described him as a Hartford policeman and a former Dothan man, slain while on duty in the early morning hours. Those first accounts carried an air of uncertainty, suggesting he had been shot under mysterious circumstances before the ...

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06/08/2024

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