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Clyde Franklin Davis

Case from Malvern, AR dated Apr 21, 1933

Victim Details

Clyde Franklin Davis

Male

Malvern

AR

1933-04-21

42

Clyde

Franklin Davis

07/13/2026

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In the spring of 1933, a domestic disturbance on Main Street in Malvern, Arkansas, tragically cut short the life of Malvern Police Chief Clyde Franklin Davis. On Friday, April 21, 1933, Chief Davis responded to a call at a local residence. The situation escalated, and the 42-year-old male police chief was fatally shot. He succumbed to his injuries the following day, on April 22, 1933.

The incident also claimed the life of another officer, Patrolman Leslie Lee Potts. Patrolman Potts, who w ...
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