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John Wainwright

Case from Jackson, AL dated Aug 30, 1909

Victim Details

John Wainwright

Male

Jackson

AL

1909-08-30

John

Wainwright

Yes

07/06/2026

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On August 30, 1909, John L. Wainwright, a male deputy sheriff serving with the Clarke County Sheriff’s Department, went into the town of Jackson, Alabama, to take two brothers into custody. What should have been a routine arrest turned suddenly dangerous: as Wainwright tried to carry out the arrests, gunfire erupted, and he was shot and killed there in Jackson, ending his service in the line of duty.

In the immediate aftermath, attention fixed on the two brothers Wainwright had been tr ...
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