Killing of Mitchell Dunklin in Alabama in 1944

Incident

Case summary

Mitchell Dunklin (1922 - 1944), a veteran and a farmer, was killed by Sheriff Otto Morror (and a group of white men in Pleasant Hill, Lowndes County, Alabama. After killing Dunklin, Morror and the group went to the Dunklin house, beat his parents and threatened to kill them if they told anyone about the murder. It was unclear what the motive for the killing was.

Victim(s):

Mitchell Dunklin


Alleged perpetrators/other named individuals:

Frank Hall

Otto Moorer

Johnnie Mack Pearson

Perpetrator group type: police

Date of incident: 1944-07-04
Location: Pleasant Hill, Dallas County, Alabama
Location type: private space - domestic
Allegation against victim: [ ]

Coroner process
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Finding of no legal responsibility: [ ]

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

144-1-0

144-3-0


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census records - closed
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