Killing of Marcell Dixson and Thomas Howell in Texas in 1946

Incident

Case summary

Thomas Howell (1925 - 1946), a military police officer, was killed in Bell County, Texas. Howell and another military police officer, Marcell Dixson, were allegedly killed in an auto accident. However, some soldiers were convinced that they were killed either by civilians or civilian police. Marcell Dixson, a military police officer, was killed in 1946 in Bell County, Texas. Dixson and another military police officer, Thomas Howell, were allegedly killed in an auto accident. However, some soldiers believed that they were killed either by civilians or civilian police.

Victim(s):

Marcell Dixson

Thomas Howell


Date of incident: 1946-04-14
Location: Temple, Bell County, Texas
Location type: public space - urban
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