Killing of Jackson Littlejohn in South Carolina in 1946
Incident
Jackson Littlejohn (1919-1946), a butler, was killed by Johnny Wood in Gaffney, Cherokee County, South Carolina. Littlejohn had been serving at a party for a man named Dr. Lee Nesbitt. He was dropped off after the party, and fifteen minutes later was fatally shot by Wood. Wood claimed that Littlejohn was trying to break into his home.
advocacy group resources
- News article from the State about an exoneration in the shooting death of Jack Littlejohn : February 15, 1946
- Thank you notice to readers of the Gaffney Ledger from the parents of Jack Littlejohn, who had recently died : February 23, 1946
- News article from the Greenville News about the shooting death of Jack Littlejohn : February 15, 1946
- News article from the Columbia Record about coroner's jury outcome in the death of Jack Littlejohn : February 15, 1946
- News article from the Gaffney Ledger notifying readers of the upcoming funeral of Jack Littlejohn : February 16, 1946
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