Killing of Edgar Wolf in Mississippi in 1946
Incident
Edgar Wolf aka Buddy Wolf (1908 – 1946), a farmer and father of ten, was killed by deputy sheriff John Lewis in Covington County, Mississippi. Lewis shot and killed Wolf in a small store. He alleged Wolf, who was unarmed, had attacked him. Lewis was arrested after a judge issued a murder warrant based on an affidavit submitted by Wolf's wife. So far as can be ascertained there was no further legal process.
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- News article from the New York Times about the investigation into the deaths of Leon McTatle, and the jailing of Deputy Sheriff John Lewis, charged with the murder of Buddy Wolf : July 31, 1946
- News article from the Chicago Defender about the arrest of seven men for the murders of Leon McTatle and Buddy Wolf : August 10, 1946
- News article from the New York Amsterdam News about the arrest of Deputy Sheriff John Lewis, charged with the murder of Buddy Wolf : August 3, 1946
- News article from the New York Times regarding the shooting of Buddy Wolf : July 31, 1946
- News article from the Norfolk Journal and Guide about the arrest of Deputy Sheriff John Lewis, charged with the murder of Buddy Wolf : August 10, 1946
- News article from the Baltimore Afro-American about the charging of Dixie Roberts, Jeff Dodd Sr., Jeff Dodd Jr., Spencer Ellis, Vernon Veil and James E. Roberts with the murder of Leon McTatle, and the jailing of Deputy Sheriff John Lewis, charged with the murder of Buddy Wolf : August 10, 1946
- News article from the Philadelphia Tribune about the arrest of Deputy Sheriff John Lewis, charged with the murder of Buddy Wolf : August 3, 1946
- News article from the Pittsburgh Courier about the charging of Dixie Roberts, Jeff Dodd Sr., Jeff Dodd Jr., Spencer Ellis and James E. Roberts with the murder of Leon McTatle, and the jailing of Deputy Sheriff John Lewis, charged with the murder of Buddy Wolf : August 10, 1946
- News article from the Baltimore Afro-American about the aftermath of the deaths of Leon McTatle and Buddy Wolf : August 10, 1946
- News article from the Chicago Tribune about the charging of Dixie Roberts, Jeff Dodd Sr., Jeff Dodd Jr., Spencer Ellis, Vernon Vale and James Roberts with the murder of Leon McTatle, and the jailing of Deputy Sheriff John Lewis, charged with the murder of Buddy Wolf : July 31, 1946
- News article from the Atlanta Constitution about the investigation into the deaths of Leon McTatle, and the jailing of Deputy Sheriff John Lewis, charged with the murder of Buddy Wolf : July 31, 1946
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