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Special Agent Roy L. Hoyle was fatally shot on October 3, 1906, in Mobile, Alabama. The incident occurred when a mob of approximately 500 men gathered near the intersection of Royal Street and Dauphin Street, intent on storming the jail to lynch a 17-year-old prisoner who had been charged with sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl.
Unaware that the prisoner had been secretly moved out of the city and hidden in a Mobile and Ohio Railroad terminal, the mob attempted to force its way into ...Read More
Unaware that the prisoner had been secretly moved out of the city and hidden in a Mobile and Ohio Railroad terminal, the mob attempted to force its way into ...Read More
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Roy Hoyle
Male
Mobile
AL
1906-10-03
34
Roy
Hoyle
Yes
11/08/2025
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Hey everyone, I came across Special Agent Roy L. Hoyle's case recently, and it's been weighing on my... ...Read More
10/24/2024
10/24/2024
I've been reading about the tragic events from October 3, 1906, and it's hard not to feel deeply for... ...Read More
02/16/2023
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