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This is a '''List of homicides in 1986'''. It includes homicide cases | 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]]== | ==[[Calhoun County]]== | ||
# Fred Blackmon 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 and sentenced to death. | # 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]] ([http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2011/03/william_boyd_executed_on_alaba.html report]) | ||
# Evelyn Blackmon was beaten, killed and dumped in the Coosa River in a | # 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 ([http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2011/03/william_boyd_executed_on_alaba.html report]) | ||
==[[Jefferson County]]== | |||
===[[Birmingham]]=== | |||
* 88. See [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1986]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 11:09, 8 September 2014
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
- 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)
- 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