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In the quiet early hours of a Wednesday morning in August of 1926, a sense of duty called upon Deputy Sheriff James Dooley, a male Caucasian and reportedly one of the most popular officers in Lafayette County, Arkansas. He set out to serve a warrant on a railroad worker named Charles Powell, an African-American man, on charges of beating his wife. Powell was living in a railway car on a sidetrack of the Cotton Belt Railroad, a place that would soon become the scene of a fatal confrontation.
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James Dooley
Male
White / Caucasian
Lewisville
AR
1926-08-11
James
Dooley
11/13/2025
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I came across this case from 1926 and it's stayed with me all day. The tragic death of Deputy Sherif... ...Read More
04/04/2024
04/04/2024
It's tough to delve into the history of cases like this, seeing the complex and, frankly, disturbing... ...Read More
07/11/2023
07/11/2023
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I've been reading through all your insightful posts about the tragic events from 19... ...Read More
01/19/2023
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01/19/2023
