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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Albert_PattersonAlbert Patterson - Wikipedia

    Albert Love Patterson (January 27, 1894 – June 18, 1954) was an American politician and attorney in Phenix City, Alabama. He was assassinated outside his law office shortly after he had won the Democratic nomination for Alabama Attorney General on a platform of reforming the rife corruption and vice in Phenix City.

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  3. encyclopediaofalabama.org › article › albert-l-pattersonPatterson, Albert Leon - Encyclopedia of Alabama

    Mar 19, 2024 · As the Democratic nominee for state attorney general in 1954, Patterson promised to "clean up" Phenix City, Russell County, which was largely run by organized crime and corrupt politicians. On June 18, 1954, soon after his primary victory, Patterson was brutally murdered, shocking the state government into action.

  4. www.youtube.com › watchIn The Wake of Assassins - The 1954 Assassination of Albert ...

    A documentary about the 1954 assassination of Alabama attorney general nominee Albert Patterson by the Phenix City mafia.

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    • The Art of Alabama Politics

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  6. books.google.com › books › aboutWhen Good Men Do Nothing : The Assassination Of Albert Patterson

    Mar 6, 2005 · On June 18, 1954, former state senator Albert Patterson, the Democratic Party's nominee for state attorney general, was shot to death as he left his law office in Phenix City, Alabama, infamous...

  7. www.columbusstate.edu › archives › findingaidsAlbert Patterson FBI File (MC 320) - Columbus State University

    This web page provides a finding aid for the FBI file of Albert Patterson, a prominent Alabama attorney and politician who was murdered in 1954. The file contains six folders of documents related to the investigation of his death and the Phenix City cleanup.

  8. 1819news.com › news › itemThis day in history: Albert Patterson shot in Phenix City

    Jun 18, 2022 · Albert Patterson was a World War I veteran and a state senator who ran for attorney general in 1954. He was shot and killed in Phenix City, where he fought against crime and corruption, leading to a state of emergency and a landmark trial.

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  10. 1819news.com › news › itemThe murder that changed Alabama: AG nominee Albert Patterson ...

    Jun 18, 2024 · Such a sea change occurred with the murder of attorney Albert Patterson on June 18, 1954 — 70 years ago. Patterson had just won the statewide race for the Democratic nomination for Alabama Attorney General. At that time, Alabama was a one-party state — all Democrat.