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Remus Buckner

Case from Springville, AL dated May 12, 1926

Victim Details

Remus Buckner

Male

Springville

AL

1926-05-12

56

Remus

Buckner

07/12/2026

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In the spring of 1926, veteran lawman Remus W. Buckner, a 56-year-old Prohibition Agent, found himself on the front lines of the nation's war on illegal alcohol. His dedication to his duty would ultimately cost him his life during a raid on a moonshine still nestled in the rural landscape near Springville, Alabama. On a fateful day, Buckner and his fellow agents moved in on the illicit operation, anticipating that the suspects would scatter. As they advanced, one of the individuals involved in t ...
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