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R. L. Methevin

Case from Drew, MS dated Dec 14, 1923

Victim Details

R. L. Methevin

Male

White / Caucasian

Drew

MS

1923-12-14

55

R.

L. Methevin

07/05/2026

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On December 14, 1923, the town of Drew, Mississippi, became the setting for a violent confrontation that claimed the life of R. L. Methevin, a 55-year-old White male resident of the area. The events began to unfold earlier that day following a dispute involving a local sharecropper named Joe Pullen. The altercation escalated quickly when Pullen, attempting to settle a debt or financial matter, entered into a heated exchange with a plantation manager. This confrontation turned deadly when gunfire ...
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