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S.C. Zaner

Case from Anniston, AL dated Aug 04, 1911

Victim Details

S.C. Zaner

Male

White / Caucasian

Anniston

AL

1911-08-04

55

S.C.

Zaner

07/10/2026

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S.C. “Pad” Zaner was a 55-year-old White man, serving as a police officer in Anniston, Alabama, when his last shift turned into a confrontation he couldn’t talk his way out of. On Friday, August 4, 1911, he stepped into a situation that was already tense and combustible: an investigation tied to the illegal sale of liquor, the kind of business that thrived in shadows and often depended on intimidation to stay there.

The accounts that survive describe Zaner pressing in anyway, tryin ...
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  • Police Officer S. C. "Pad" Zaner
  • Officer Samuel C. "Pad" Zaner, age 55

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