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Frank McKissack

Case from Huntsville, AL dated May 26, 1916

Victim Details

Frank McKissack

Male

White / Caucasian

Huntsville

AL

1916-05-26

31

Frank

McKissack

Yes

07/16/2026

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In the early morning hours of May 26, 1916, a sense of duty called Huntsville Police Officer Frank McKissack to the vicinity of the city's train depot. At 31 years of age, he was a husband and a father to a seven-month-old daughter. While on patrol with a fellow officer, he observed two young men attempting to hop onto an outbound train, a common and dangerous practice.

As the officers moved to intervene, the situation escalated with tragic suddenness. One of the individuals, a 17-year-ol ...
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