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John Harvey Reynolds

Case from Johnson, KY dated Aug 26, 1921

Victim Details

Federal John Harvey Reynolds

Male

White / Caucasian

Johnson

KY

1921-08-26

42

John

Harvey Reynolds

06/25/2026

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In the rugged hills of Johnson County, Kentucky, Federal Prohibition Agent John Harvey Reynolds found himself on a collision course with the perils of his profession. A man of 42, he was committed to his duty of enforcing the nation's controversial prohibition laws. On a fateful day, August 26, 1921, Agent Reynolds, accompanied by local law enforcement from Paintsville, ventured on horseback to the McKenzie Farm. They were acting on a tip that an illegal still was in operation, a common and dang ...
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