Killing of Mack Jiles in Louisiana in 1936

Incident

Case summary

Mack Jiles, 28, a laborer, died in 1936, killed by Chief of Police Beauregard Miller in Gretna, Louisiana. Miller claimed that he arrested Jiles for burglarizing his home, and that when Jiles tried to escape from jail, Miller shot him in the head.

Victim(s):

Mack Jiles


Alleged perpetrators/other named individuals:

Beauregard Miller

Perpetrator group type: police

Date of incident: 1936-12-26
Location: Gretna, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana
Location type: carceral location
Allegation against victim: burglarizing a police chief's house

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