Killing of Willie Proctor in Tennessee in 1942

Incident

Case summary

Willie Proctor, age 28, a construction worker, died in 1942 in Elizabethton, Carter County, Tennessee. Death certificate indicates he was burned to death in an accident. According to a newspaper account, Proctor’s charred body was found in the debris of a small construction shack; two men held for investigation were released; authorities concluded that Proctor was drunk and accidentally set the shack on fire. In a letter to U.S. District Attorney James B. Frazier, Jr., M.S. Bangs, publisher of the Elizabethton Star newspaper, stated that Proctor’s body was found by deputy sheriffs Rhudy Fortner and Frank Crowe, and his death was never investigated.

Victim(s):

Willie Proctor


Date of incident: 1942-02-21
Location: Elizabethton, Carter County, Tennessee
Location type: public space - urban
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Coroner process
Coroner/inquest: no
Finding of no legal responsibility: [ ]

Criminal process
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DOJ case ID:

144-70-2


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death certificates - closed
federal agency records
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