1976 Birmingham homicides

This is a List of Birmingham homicides in 1976. It includes homicide cases occuring within the city limits during the calendar year. Note that not all homicides are ultimately ruled to be murder in courts of law.

Birmingham reported 76 homicide cases to the FBI in 1976, with 70 of them (92.1%) reported as "cleared".

Listing

• November 15: The remains of James Barney Cooner, 43, were found wrapped in drapery at his home at 936 54th Street South in Crestwood South. Investigators learned that he had been shot to death two days earlier. His ex-wife, Hazel Aline Kontos, admitted to shooting him while he slept after enduring months of increasing abusive and threatening behavior. She was convicted of 1st degree murder and sentenced to life in prison. (report)

References

• Birmingham News reports accessed at the microfilm room of the Birmingham Public Library
• FBI Uniform Crime Statistics, accessed via the Murder Accountability Project (murderdata.org)

See also

• List of homicides in 1976