Killing of Will McDuffie in Alabama in 1954

Incident

Case summary

Will McDuffie, 77, a sawmill worker and owner of a café, died in 1954 in Wilcox County, Alabama. McDuffie’s grandchildren found his body at the back of his house in the middle of the doorway. A year earlier, McDuffie’s wife, Della McDuffie, was killed by Sheriff Lummie Jenkins, who entered the café the couple owned, fired shots, and beat Della McDuffie, who was in a wheelchair.

Victim(s):

Will McDuffie


Date of incident: 1954-05-11
Location: Alberta, Wilcox County, Alabama
Location type: victim's home
Allegation against victim: insisting on an official investigation into the death of his wife Della McDuffie at the hands of the police

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FBI case ID:

Mobile 44-316

Mobile 44-272

DOJ case ID:

144-3-89


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