Federal Willie B Saylor

Death by Force

In the quiet hills of Pineville, Kentucky, a routine prisoner transport on a late February day in 1924 turned into a scene of sudden and brutal violence that would end the life of 34-year-old Federal Prohibition Agent Willie B. Saylor. Agent Saylor, a two-year veteran of the Internal Revenue Service, was in the process of transporting a man he had arrested for moonshining. Accompanied by his brother, Rusaw Saylor, the agent’s journey was unexpectedly halted by a flat tire near Gibson Station. ...Read More

Willie B. Saylor | Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives