Killing of Eddie Garrett in Louisiana in 1940

Incident

Case summary

Eddie Garrett, 24, a farm labor, was shot and killed in 1940 in Hammond, Louisiana, it appears by Dick Cutrer, a police officer. According to newspaper accounts, Garrett and another Black man were accused of killing a white farmer in a robbery and arrested. Garrett was killed after he allegedly escaped.

Victim(s):

Eddie Garrett

Alleged perpetrators/other named individuals:

Dick Curtrer

Perpetrator group type: police, posse, mob

Date of incident: 1940-11-23

Location: Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana

Location type: unknown - rural

Allegation against victim: murdering a white man

Coroner process

Coroner/inquest: [ ]

Finding of no legal responsibility: [ ]