Killing of Ocie Jugger in Louisiana in 1949

Incident

Case summary

Ocie Jugger, 25, is presumed to have died in 1949 in Gretna, Louisiana. Jugger and Paul Washington, 23, were convicted of aggravated rape in November 1948 and sentenced to death. The verdict was appealed. In December 1949, Jugger either escaped from the Gretna jail or was disappeared. Civil rights organizations hypothesized that he was murdered.

Victim(s):

Ocie Jugger


Alleged perpetrators/other named individuals:

Frank Clancy

Beauregard Miller

Perpetrator group type: police

Date of incident: 1949-12-16
Location: Gretna, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana
Location type: carceral location
Allegation against victim: raping a white woman

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Finding of no legal responsibility: [ ]

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