Killing of Willie B. Carlisle in Alabama in 1950

Incident

Case summary

Willie B. Carlisle, 18, a service station employee, was killed in 1950 by two police officers, Doyle Mitcham and James R. Clark, in Lafayette, Alabama. Mitcham and Clark beat Carlisle to death with a rubber hose after they accused him of letting air out of a police car tire. Grand jury indicted. An essay on this case, researched and authored by a CRRJ student, is available on request.

Victim(s):

Willie B. Carlisle


Alleged perpetrators/other named individuals:

James E. Clark

Doyle Mitchem

Perpetrator group type: police

Date of incident: 1950-02-18
Location: Lafayette, Chambers County, Alabama
Location type: carceral location
Allegation against victim: letting the air out of a tire on a patrol car; attacking a police officer with a knife

Coroner process
Coroner/inquest: yes
Finding of no legal responsibility: no

Criminal process
Arrest: yes
Charge/indictment/information: yes
Grand jury: yes
Trial: yes
Conviction: yes
Sentence: 10 months

FBI case ID:

Mobile 44-92

DOJ case ID:

144-1-121

144-2-47


Document(s):
advocacy group resources
census records - closed
court records
federal agency records
news articles - closed
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