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William Lewis Staggs

Case from Birmingham, AL dated May 24, 1911

Victim Details

William Lewis Staggs

Male

Birmingham

AL

1911-05-24

34

William

Lewis Staggs

Yes

07/13/2026

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In the late spring of 1911, a tragedy unfolded in Jefferson County, Alabama, that would leave a family without its patriarch and a community shaken. Constable William Lewis Staggs, a 34-year-old man, met his untimely end on May 24th while traveling home from his duties. As he rode his mule along a familiar path near the Bessie Mines, he was ambushed and fatally shot with buckshot. The sudden and violent nature of his death sent ripples of fear and uncertainty through the area he served.

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