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Scott Taylor

Case from Acton, AL dated May 25, 1910

Victim Details

Scott Taylor

Male

Acton

AL

1910-05-25

48

Scott

Taylor

Yes

07/17/2026

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In the small mining community of Acton, Alabama, a routine interaction on May 25, 1910, tragically turned fatal for Special Deputy Sheriff Scott Taylor. The 48-year-old male lawman, accompanied by another deputy, had gone to the home of an Alabama Fuel and Iron Company employee near the Acton No. 2 mine. Their purpose was to simply inform the man that his foreman required him at work.

What began as a straightforward duty escalated quickly when the employee became confrontational. The situ ...
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    I recently came across the tragic case of Special Deputy Sheriff Scott Taylor's murder in Alabama ba... ...Read More
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