DiscoverCrimes of the CenturiesS4 Ep19: The Time Mobile, Alabama, Sentenced a Man to Death For Stealing $1.95
S4 Ep19: The Time Mobile, Alabama, Sentenced a Man to Death For Stealing $1.95

S4 Ep19: The Time Mobile, Alabama, Sentenced a Man to Death For Stealing $1.95

Update: 2024-07-221
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When a handyman from Mobile, Alabama, was accused of stealing $1.95 from a woman who employed him in 1957, no one could have guessed the fervor it would cause, not just nationally but overseas. Jimmy Wilson was sentenced to death for the theft in a case that threatened America's reputation on a global scale.



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S4 Ep19: The Time Mobile, Alabama, Sentenced a Man to Death For Stealing $1.95

S4 Ep19: The Time Mobile, Alabama, Sentenced a Man to Death For Stealing $1.95

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