1929 Birmingham homicides

This is a List of Birmingham homicides in 1929. It includes homicide cases occurring within the city limits during the calendar year. Note that not all homicides are ultimately ruled to be murder in courts of law.

Birmingham had ___ homicides in 1929.

Listing

• December 19: Betty Keith, 24, was shot to death by her husband, William Ross Keith, Jr, in her hospital bed at the Woodlawn Infirmary. She was being treated for wounds she received when he stabbed her at their home in East Lake the night before, and then fired upon her while she was being treated at a neighbor's house. After killing her, Keith turned the gun on himself, but suffered only minor injuries to his left arm. He was convicted of murder on December 19, 1930 and sentenced to life in prison. He was freed on parole on October 31, 1938. (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=95311888 report])

See also

• Birmingham homicides by year