Killing of Will Marion in Tennessee in 1949

Incident

Case summary

Will Marion (1904-1949), a chauffeur to Hugo Dixon, was killed by unknown person(s) in Shelby County, Tennessee. Dixon heard gunshots at the rear of his house and called the police. Sheriff Jimmy Thompson, chief deputy sheriff Hugh Bertschi, and five other deputy sheriffs responded. They determined that there had likely been a fight near the garage. They followed a trail of blood and found Marion’s brutalized body in the nearby woods.

Victim(s):

Will Marion


Date of incident: 1949-11-07
Location: Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee
Location type: victim's workplace
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DOJ case ID:

144-72-43


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death certificates - closed
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