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Charles Lee Sims

Case from Butler, AL dated Aug 21, 1931

Victim Details

Charles Lee

Male

Butler

AL

1931-08-21

53

Charles

Lee Sims

Yes

06/25/2026

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Charles Lee Sims, 53, male, died in Butler, Alabama, on August 21, 1931, after what began as an ordinary call for help turned suddenly fatal. The accounts available online describe Sims as a deputy sheriff in Butler County who went out in response to a domestic disturbance between a husband and wife. Inside the home, the situation collapsed into violence. Sims was shot in the head with a shotgun, and the wound killed him. The sparse facts that survive still carry a harsh force: a lawman answerin ...
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