Killing of Robert Kinnebrew in Texas in 1945

Incident

Case summary

Robert Kinnebrew (1909-1945), a blocksetter in a sawmill and moonshiner, was killed by Sheriff R.C.Pace and about a dozen police officers in Newton County, Texas. Death certificate says Kinnebrew was killed while resisting arrest. A witness told the NAACP that Kinnebrew was lynched by the police after Kinnebrew had shot Sheriff Skinner of Kirbyville, Texas; Kinnebrew had shot Skinner after Skinner shot Kinnebrew’s wife (she survived).

Victim(s):

Robert Kinnebrew


Alleged perpetrators/other named individuals:

R. C. Pace

[given name unknown] Skinner

Perpetrator group type: police, mob

Date of incident: 1945-05-12
Location: Jasper County, Texas
Location type: unknown - rural
Allegation against victim: skimming profits from the sheriff's illegal moonshining business; resisting arrest

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