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Louis Robinson

Released
Era:1930s
State:Alabama
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Biography

Louis Robinson was one of five young Black men detained in the 1936 Huntsville, Alabama investigation into the killing of Vivien Woodward. The Daily Worker of April 3, 1936 reported that authorities failed to connect the four principal suspects to the killing and that several officials acknowledged their innocence. Robinson, aged 22, remained in Huntsville jail as a material witness.

Case

Huntsville Jail
Charges: Held in the Woodward murder investigation; no established conviction or sentence.
Institution State: Alabama