Killing of David Greene in Louisiana
Incident
David Greene, age 10, a schoolboy, was killed in 1937 by Wilton McNabb in Kentwood, LA via a gunshot to the head. McNabb pleaded guilty and was sentenced to life imprisonment. After less than four years, his sentence was commuted to time served. An essay on this case, researched and authored by a CRRJ student, is available on request.
court records
- News article from the Baton Rouge Post about the killing of David Greene : December 25, 1937
- News article from the Pittsburgh Courier about the killing of David Greene : February 26, 1938
- News article from Enterprise-Journal about the killing of David Greene : February 14, 1938
- News article from the Times-Picayune about pardons : October 13, 1940
- News article from the New Orleans Item about pardons : December 18, 1941
- News article from the Shreveport Journal about the killing of David Greene : December 21, 1937
- News article from the Weekly Town Talk about the killing of David Greene : December 25, 1937
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