In the spring of 1931, a dedicated Prohibition Agent by the name of Homer L. Everett was tragically killed near Collins, Mississippi. On May 2, 1931, the 46-year-old male officer was traveling from Gulfport to Jackson to attend a federal court hearing. His route unknowingly took him past the residence of two brothers, Guy and William Fairley, whom he had previously arrested for federal liquor violations.
Recognizing the agent, the Fairley brothers, who were awaiting trial, made the fatefu
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