Killing of Aaron Boyd Jr. in Louisiana in 1938
Incident
Aaron Boyd Jr., age 38, a longshoreman and WWI veteran, died on June 17, 1938, in a police station cell in the custody of Sergeant Joseph Murphy in New Orleans, Louisiana. According to newspaper accounts, police claimed that he had injured himself from falling several times while trying to flee from unnamed police officers after allegedly robbing and assaulting a streetcar conductor. After an investigation by Captain Edward Smith, Chief of Detectives John Grosch found no excessive force and declined further action.
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- News article from the Atlanta Daily World regarding the murder of Aaron Boyd : June 26, 1938
- News article from the Orlando Sentinel about the death of Aaron Boyd while in police custody : June 18, 1938
- News article from the Louisiana Weekly regarding the murder of Aaron Boyd
- News article from the Pittsburgh Courier about NAACP protests that followed the jail death of Aaron Boyd : July 9, 1938
- News article from the Pittsburgh Courier about investigations into police involvement in the death of Aaron Boyd : July 2, 1938
- News article from the Associated Negro Press about investigations into police involvement in the death of Aaron Boyd : June 29, 1938
- News article from the Shreveport Journal about the death of Aaron Body while in police custody : June 17, 1938
- News article from the Louisiana Weekly regarding the murder of Aaron Boyd
- News article from the Louisiana Weekly regarding the murder of Aaron Boyd : June 23, 1938
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