byrd, sam
unknown – unknown
- Name variants
- Byrd, Sam; Sam Byrd
- Record count
- 4
- Sources
- court_cases,life_events,v2_names
- Places seen
- Bloomfield
- First event date
- 1930-07-18
- Last event date
- 8-Dec-27
Timeline — 2 events
- 1930-07-18 Bloomfield. Louis Merrick was held without bond for killing Sam Byrd near Little River in the extreme Eastern part of this county; Byrd was shot several times with a rifle and his body was found near Bloomfield after lying there about a week Co-mentioned: Louis Merrick. Quote: "Riddled Body Found; S…
- 1930-08-01 Sam Byrd was killed; Louis Merick is charged with the killing; Sammy Lee Byrd, 12, son of the slain man, was the state's first witness at the preliminary trial Co-mentioned: Louis Merick; Sammy Lee Byrd. Quote: "Louis Merick, charged with killing Sam Byrd"
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