On a fateful day in Birmingham, Alabama, the life of a dedicated lawman was tragically cut short. James Tillman Moser, a White male detective with the Birmingham Police Department, was killed in the line of duty on Tuesday, January 31, 1939. His death came during a valiant attempt to apprehend a dangerous fugitive who had escaped from death row.
The confrontation turned deadly when the escaped convict managed to overpower Detective Moser and seize his service weapon. In the ensuing strugg
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