List of homicides in 1986

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This is a List of homicides in 1986. It includes homicide cases occurring throughout the Birmingham area during the calendar year. Note that not all homicides are ultimately ruled to be murder in courts of law.

Calhoun County

  1. Fred Blackmon, 76, was beaten, killed and dumped in the Coosa River in the trunk of his Cadillac. He and his wife, Evelyn, had given $5,000 to two men who claimed to have abducted their daughter. William Glenn Boyd was convicted of murder in 1987 and sentenced to death. He was executed on March 31, 2011 (report)
  2. Evelyn Blackmon, 41, was beaten, killed and dumped in the Coosa River in a barrel. She and her husband, Fred, had given $5,000 to two men who claimed to have abducted their daughter. William Glenn Boyd was convicted of murder in 1987 and sentenced to death. He was executed on March 31, 2011 (report)

Jefferson County

Birmingham

References

  • Birmingham News reports accessed at the microfilm room of the Birmingham Public Library