Killing of Collin Bendolph in Alabama in 1950

Incident

Case summary

Collin Bendolph, 27, longshoreman, was killed in 1950 by patrolman Joseph Wade in Mobile, Alabama. Wade and patrolman Charles Boyes were investigating a report of a fight, and claimed that Wade shot Bendolph after Bendolph threatened them with a knife. Differing accounts allege that Bendolph was speaking to his wife in the doorway of his home, and that Wade shot him as the officers ordered him to drop a knife.

Victim(s):

Alleged perpetrators/other named individuals:
Perpetrator group type: police

Date of incident: 1950-09-15
Location: Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama
Location type: victim's home
Allegation against victim: fighting at a tavern

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

Criminal process
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Charge/indictment/information: [ ]
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DOJ case ID:

144-1-121


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military documents - closed
news articles - closed
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