Oscar Jerkins

Murdered
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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
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    Victim Details

    Oscar Jerkins

    Male

    Hartford

    AL

    1933-08-07

    Oscar

    Jerkins

    Yes

    12/04/2024

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