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Frank Allen Mather

Case from Russellville, KY dated Oct 16, 1932

Victim Details

Frank Allen Mather

Male

White / Caucasian

Russellville

KY

1932-10-16

49

Frank

Allen Mather

07/08/2026

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In the autumn of 1932, a 49-year-old white male named Frank Allen Mather, a federal prohibition investigator, met a violent end in Russellville, Kentucky. His death on October 16 was the culmination of a tense and ultimately fatal confrontation with a local official. The incident unfolded during a series of raids on illegal liquor operations in the area.

Mather and his team of fellow prohibition agents had successfully raided a residence, discovering a still and arresting eight individual ...
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