Killing of Edgar Brown in Mississippi in 1949

Incident

Case summary

Edgar Brown (1923 - 1949), WWII veteran and a farmer, died in Bolivar County, Mississippi. Brown was serving a six-month jail sentence in the county farm for assault and battery. Brown’s father alleged that he had learned from C. Wells, an eyewitness, that police officers shot Brown on the county farm. An FBI investigation reports that at the time of his death, Brown’s death certificate reported that he died of heat prostration.

Victim(s):

Edgar Brown


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

Date of incident: 1949-07-08
Location: Cleveland, Bolivar County, Mississippi
Location type: [ ]
Allegation against victim: attempting to escape

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

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

FBI case ID:

Memphis 44-264

Memphis 44-130

DOJ case ID:

144-40-29


Document(s):
death certificates
federal agency records
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