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Smith Owen Wester

Case from Dekalb, AL dated Apr 24, 1930

Victim Details

Smith Owen

Male

White / Caucasian

Dekalb

AL

1930-04-24

29

Smith

Owen Wester

Primary Suspect Deceased

07/15/2026

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Smith Owen Wester, a 29-year-old man from DeKalb County, Alabama, was killed on April 24, 1930, in a burst of violence that began with what should have been a routine piece of law enforcement work. Online memorial records identify him as a deputy sheriff with the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office and say he was part of a group of officers trying to serve a warrant on a man accused of stealing timber. As the deputies approached, the suspect opened fire with a rifle and struck Wester, mortally woun ...
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