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This is a '''List of Birmingham homicides in 1974'''. 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. | This is a '''List of Birmingham homicides in 1974'''. 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 | Birmingham reported 76 homicide cases to the FBI in [[1974]], of which 72 (94.7%) had been cleared. | ||
==Listing== | ==Listing== | ||
* [[July 29]]: [[Bobby Duke | * [[July 29]]: [[Bobby Duke Jr]], an [[Alabama Crimson Tide football]] player, was killed during a robbery. Suspect Eugene Pendleton surrendered to police. Another suspect, Hayes Joseph Hooten, was caught driving Duke's car in Selma. He was convicted of 1st degree murder and sentenced to life in prison ([http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=daofAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ltYEAAAAIBAJ&pg=830%2C2777821 report]) | ||
* [[December 13]]: [[John Harbin]], an oil company executive, was shot to death during a robbery. William James Turk was arrested and charged with murder. ([http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Z6kfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=e9YEAAAAIBAJ&dq=birmingham%20murder&pg=2139%2C377162 link]) | * [[December 13]]: [[John Harbin]], an oil company executive, was shot to death during a robbery. William James Turk was arrested and charged with murder. ([http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Z6kfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=e9YEAAAAIBAJ&dq=birmingham%20murder&pg=2139%2C377162 link]) | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
* ''Birmingham News'' reports accessed at the microfilm room of the Birmingham Public Library | * ''Birmingham News'' reports accessed at the microfilm room of the Birmingham Public Library | ||
* FBI Uniform Crime Statistics, accessed via the Murder Accountability Project ([http://www.murderdata.org/ murderdata.org]) | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Revision as of 15:32, 8 February 2017
This is a List of Birmingham homicides in 1974. 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 1974, of which 72 (94.7%) had been cleared.
Listing
- July 29: Bobby Duke Jr, an Alabama Crimson Tide football player, was killed during a robbery. Suspect Eugene Pendleton surrendered to police. Another suspect, Hayes Joseph Hooten, was caught driving Duke's car in Selma. He was convicted of 1st degree murder and sentenced to life in prison (report)
- December 13: John Harbin, an oil company executive, was shot to death during a robbery. William James Turk was arrested and charged with murder. (link)
Responses
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)