List of homicides in 1947

This is a List of homicides in 1947, including all cases investigated in the Birmingham District.

Jefferson County

June 30: W. H. Merritt, owner of Merritt Theaters, was shot to death at the Lake Shore Stables in Homewood. A stablehand, Walter Simmons Jr, was arrested and charged with his murder.
October 16: Corinne Limbaugh, 34, was found beaten to death in a ravine near the Atlanta Highway 12 miles east of Birmingham.