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# [[May 26]]: Dana Constance Fowler, 19, was found dead in a wooded area near [[22nd Street Southwest]] in [[Powderly]]. She had | # [[May 26]]: Dana Constance Fowler, 19, was found dead in a wooded area near [[22nd Street Southwest]] in [[Powderly]]. She had last been seen training as a waitress at [[Down the Street]] restaurant in [[Southside]], where her car was found. ([https://cdm16044.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p4017coll2/id/16133/rec/1 report]) | ||
# [[June 29]]: Dennis M. Smartt, 67, was stabbed to death during a Wednesday-evening assault at [[Woodlawn United Methodist Church]]. Two others were injured. The attacker, Clarence Bost, was subdued by others present and later arrested. ([https://cdm16044.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p4017coll2/id/16134/rec/1 report]) | |||
# [[September 10]]: Gladys Burgess, 67, was found stabbed to death and mutilated on the floor of her [[4th Court West]] apartment. [[Clarence Simmons|Clarence Leland Simmons]], already on death row for the murder of Murial Ausley in [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1996|1996]], was identified as a suspect based on DNA evidence re-submitted in [[2009]]. He died in prison in January [[2013]]. ([http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2013/01/death_row_inmate_who_disembowe.html report]) | # [[September 10]]: Gladys Burgess, 67, was found stabbed to death and mutilated on the floor of her [[4th Court West]] apartment. [[Clarence Simmons|Clarence Leland Simmons]], already on death row for the murder of Murial Ausley in [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1996|1996]], was identified as a suspect based on DNA evidence re-submitted in [[2009]]. He died in prison in January [[2013]]. ([http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2013/01/death_row_inmate_who_disembowe.html report]) | ||
Revision as of 16:32, 14 February 2024
This is a List of Birmingham homicides in 1983. Media sources report 70 homicides in the city during the year. Note that not all homicides are ultimately ruled to be murder in courts of law.
Listing
- May 26: Dana Constance Fowler, 19, was found dead in a wooded area near 22nd Street Southwest in Powderly. She had last been seen training as a waitress at Down the Street restaurant in Southside, where her car was found. (report)
- June 29: Dennis M. Smartt, 67, was stabbed to death during a Wednesday-evening assault at Woodlawn United Methodist Church. Two others were injured. The attacker, Clarence Bost, was subdued by others present and later arrested. (report)
- September 10: Gladys Burgess, 67, was found stabbed to death and mutilated on the floor of her 4th Court West apartment. Clarence Leland Simmons, already on death row for the murder of Murial Ausley in 1996, was identified as a suspect based on DNA evidence re-submitted in 2009. He died in prison in January 2013. (report)
Responses
References
- Troncale, Terri Callaway (July 29, 1983) "Lawley said he shot McRae by accident, detective testifies" The Birmingham News, via Birmingham Public Library Digital Collections