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Robert Draper

Case from Anniston, AL dated Jan 27, 1927

Victim Details

Robert Draper

Male

White / Caucasian

Anniston

AL

1927-01-27

23

Robert

Draper

Accidental

07/18/2026

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In the winter of 1927, in Anniston, Alabama, the life of a young man named Robert Allen Draper was cut tragically short. A White male of 23 years, he served his community as a police officer. On Thursday, January 27th, an ordinary day at the Anniston Police Station turned devastating.

What should have been a routine day took a fatal turn within the supposed safety of the police station. A pistol that had been confiscated was accidentally discharged. The single, inadvertent gunshot proved ...
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