On the afternoon of September 13, 1979, Alabama State Trooper David E. Temple pulled onto Highway 20 near Mooresville with a robber’s trail in front of him and backup still on the way. Temple was a 36-year-old white male. Earlier that day, a used-car lot in Decatur had been hit, and law enforcement across Morgan, Limestone, and Madison counties were alerted to watch for the men believed responsible.
Temple picked up the suspect vehicle and stayed with it for roughly two miles, closing
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