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Albert Nettle

Case from Tempe, AZ dated May 19, 1919

Victim Details

Albert Nettle

Male

White / Caucasian

Tempe

AZ

1919-05-19

34

Albert

Nettle

07/13/2026

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In the spring of 1919, a violent altercation within the city jail in Tempe, Arizona, claimed the life of 34-year-old Night Officer Albert Nettle. The events unfolded on the evening of May 17, 1919, as the city marshal was returning four prisoners to their cells following their supper. One of the inmates began to struggle with the marshal, leading to the marshal's firearm falling from its holster.

As one of the prisoners seized the fallen weapon, Officer Nettle entered the room and bravely ...
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