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Hugh Craft

Case from Madison, AL dated Jun 12, 1929

Victim Details

Hugh Craft

Male

Madison

AL

1929-06-12

55

Hugh

Craft

07/13/2026

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In the quiet early morning hours of June 12, 1929, the life of Deputy Sheriff Hugh Craft of Madison County, Alabama, was brought to a violent and sudden end. As he drove from his farm in Gurley towards Huntsville, an ambush was sprung. Assailants concealed alongside the road unleashed a hail of gunfire, striking the 55-year-old lawman's vehicle. The car, carrying the mortally wounded deputy, veered off the road and came to a rest. The attackers then approached the vehicle and fired again, ensuri ...
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