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Carl Alex

Case from Mobile, AL dated Jan 04, 1922

Victim Details

Carl Alex

Male

White / Caucasian

Mobile

AL

1922-01-04

39

Carl

Alex

Yes

07/15/2026

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In the early winter of 1922, the life of Deputy Sheriff Carl Alex Brill of the Mobile County Sheriff's Office was tragically cut short. At 39 years of age, the male deputy was killed in the line of duty on Wednesday, January 4th. The incident occurred in the vicinity of Calvert, Alabama, where Deputy Brill, accompanied by two other deputies, had carried out the destruction of an illegal liquor still. This act of law enforcement would ultimately lead to a fatal act of retribution.

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  • Deputy Sheriff Carl Alex Brill - Officer Down Memorial Page (ODMP)
  • Deputy Carl Alex Brill - Family of the Fallen
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