Ernest Birt

Murdered

Ernest William Birt, a Special Deputy Sheriff with the Etowah County Sheriff’s Office, met a tragic end on February 14, 1911, in Gadsden, Alabama. At the time of his death, Deputy Birt was 34 years old.

Deputy Birt was killed while on patrol, a victim of a long-standing dispute with a suspect. The circumstances of his death involved a shooting; specifically, he was shot in the back of the head. This violent act was the culmination of an ongoing feud between Birt and the suspect, highl ...Read More

Special Deputy Sheriff Ernest William Birt