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John Robert

Case from Montgomery, AL dated Oct 11, 1886

Victim Details

John Robert

Male

White / Caucasian

Montgomery

AL

1886-10-11

33

John

Robert

07/01/2026

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In the late summer of 1886, a dedicated mounted police officer named John Robert Pugh, a 33-year-old White male, found himself in a fateful confrontation on the outskirts of Montgomery, Alabama. On the sweltering day of July 31st, near the intersection of Lower Wetumpka Road and the Eufaula Railroad, Officer Pugh was in the process of serving a warrant. As he attempted to carry out his duty, another individual unexpectedly opened fire. A bullet struck Pugh in the bowels, inflicting a mortal woun ...
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