Killing of A. T. Harden and Dan Pippen Jr. in Alabama in 1933

Incident

Case summary

A.T. Harden, age 15, a farmer, was killed in 1933 by a lynch mob in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Harden, along with Dan Pippen, Jr., 18, and Elmore Clark, 28, were arrested for the murder of 21-year-old Vaudine Maddox. The mob abducted the three from law enforcement officers and shot them. Only Clark survived. An essay on this case, researched and authored by a CRRJ student, is available on request. Dan Pippen, age 18, a farmer, was killed in 1933 by a lynch mob in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Pippen, along with A.T. Hardin, 15, and Elmore Clark, 28, were arrested for the murder of Vaudine Maddox, 21. Three months after their arrest, a mob abducted them from police custody and shot them. Only Clark survived. An essay on this case, researched and authored by a CRRJ student, is available on request.

Victim(s):

A. T. Harden

Dan Pippen Jr.


Alleged perpetrators/other named individuals:

N. W. Holman

W. I. Huff

R. M. Pate

R. L. Shamblin

Perpetrator group type: police, mob

Date of incident: 1933-08-13
Location: Woodstock, Bibb County, Alabama
Location type: public space - rural
Allegation against victim: murdering a white girl

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

Criminal process
Arrest: [ ]
Charge/indictment/information: [ ]
Grand jury: yes
Trial: [ ]
Conviction: [ ]
Sentence: [ ]

DOJ case ID:

158260


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