Samuel Hamilton

Murdered

On May 12, 1907, Detective Samuel H. Hamilton of the Birmingham Police Department was fatally shot while responding to a domestic dispute involving child custody. He accompanied a man to his ex-wife's residence to enforce a court order granting custody of their two children to the father. Upon arrival, the woman resisted and opened fire, resulting in Detective Hamilton's death. Subsequent investigations revealed that the court order was fraudulent, leading to the man's arrest on charges of attem ...Read More

Detective Samuel H. Hamilton

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