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On August 7, 1933, Officer Oscar Jerkins of the Hartford Police Department in Alabama was fatally shot by three individuals attempting to rob a bank. The assailants were apprehended, with two convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life imprisonment; both were paroled in November 1942.
Born on March 12, 1876, in Alabama, Jerkins married Emma Helms on October 15, 1901, in Coffee County, Alabama. They had two daughters, Marie and Dorothy Janette. At the time of his death, Jerkin ...Read More
Born on March 12, 1876, in Alabama, Jerkins married Emma Helms on October 15, 1901, in Coffee County, Alabama. They had two daughters, Marie and Dorothy Janette. At the time of his death, Jerkin ...Read More
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Oscar Jerkins
Male
Hartford
AL
1933-08-07
Oscar
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11/16/2025
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