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James Willie "Bo" Cochran
James Willie "Bo" Cochran (November 29, 1942 - July 12, 2016) was an African-American man from Bessemer, Alabama, who is known for his false conviction and later acquittal as a part of a robbery and murder of a store clerk in Jefferson County, Alabama. Cochran was sentenced to death and held on the state's death row for 19 years before finally being released in 1997. Cochran is also notable for appearances in media…
1985 · AlabamaOverturned
Anthony Ray Hinton
Anthony Ray Hinton (born June 1, 1956) is an American activist, writer, and author who was wrongly convicted of the 1985 murders of two fast food restaurant managers in Birmingham, Alabama. Hinton was sentenced to death and held on the state's death row for 28 years before his 2015 release. In 2014 the Supreme Court of the United States unanimously overturned his conviction on appeal, after which the state dismissed…
1988 · AlabamaOverturnedWalter McMillian
Walter "Johnny D." McMillian (October 27, 1941 – September 11, 2013) was a pulpwood worker from Monroeville, Alabama, who was wrongfully convicted of murder. His conviction was wrongfully obtained, based on police coercion and perjury. In the 1988 trial, under a controversial and now abolished Alabama doctrine known as judicial override, the judge imposed the death penalty, although the jury had voted for a sentence…
2026 · Birmingham field officeUnsolvedGadsden Islamic Center Arson
Unknown Suspect(s) Gadsden, Alabama November 11, 2026
2023 · AlabamaUnsolvedMurder of Amore Wiggins
Amore Joveah Wiggins, formerly known as Opelika Jane Doe, (born January 1, 2006 – c. 2011) was a formerly unidentified murder victim whose skeletal remains were found in a trailer park in Opelika, Alabama. Her identity was not known until nearly 11 years later, in January 2023. Wiggins's father, Lamar Vickerstaff, was subsequently charged with felony murder and failure to report a missing child, while her…
1895 · AlabamaMissing
Jeremiah Haralson
Jeremiah Haralson (April 1, 1846 – disappeared 25 March 1895) was a politician from Alabama who served as a state legislator and was among the first ten African-American United States congressmen. Born into slavery in Columbus, Georgia, Haralson became self-educated while enslaved in Selma, Alabama. He was a leader among freedmen after the American Civil War.
2023 · AlabamaMissing
Carlee Russell disappearance hoax
On July 13, 2023, nursing student Carlethia Nichole Russell (born July 22, 1997) disappeared for 49 hours in Hoover, Alabama before reappearing and falsely reporting a kidnapping claim to police. The story of her disappearance earned wide attention via social media platforms. On July 24, Russell admitted she had fabricated the story, and had not been abducted.
Year unknown · AlabamaOverturnedCharles Lee Bufford
Charles Lee Bufford (born 1954) is an African-American man who was initially convicted of robbing and murdering William Roland Cooper, Jr., a probate judge in Wilcox County, Alabama, but was later retried and found not guilty. He had been sentenced to death, but his murder conviction was overturned when part of the death penalty law in Alabama was ruled unconstitutional. He was retried, but was acquitted despite his…
Year unknown · AlabamaOverturnedBill Wilson
Bill Wilson (born 1880) was an American farmer in Blount County, Alabama who was wrongfully convicted of murdering his wife and youngest child, both of whom were later found alive.
2019 · Birmingham, AlabamaUnidentifiedUnidentified man, Birmingham, Alabama (2019)
An unidentified man was found in Birmingham, Alabama on May 30, 2019. No name has been established. NamUs case UP58389.
2015 · Calera, AlabamaMissingJulie Ray
Julie Ray, 37 at the time, was last known to be in Calera, Alabama on December 25, 2015. NamUs case MP34942.
2016 · Clanton, AlabamaMissingJeremy Wilson
Jeremy Wilson, 34 at the time, was last known to be in Clanton, Alabama on February 7, 2016. NamUs case MP32571.
2026 · Decatur, AlabamaMissingJamie New
Jamie New, 36 at the time, was last known to be in Decatur, Alabama on April 8, 2026. NamUs case MP161462.
2019 · Huntsville, AlabamaMissingDerrick Hines
Derrick Hines, 26 at the time, was last known to be in Huntsville, Alabama on November 30, 2019. NamUs case MP78156.
2026 · Birmingham field officeUnsolvedShooting - Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Unknown Suspect(s) Tuscaloosa, Alabama September 12, 2026
2023 · Seminole, AlabamaUnidentifiedUnidentified man, Seminole, Alabama (2023)
An unidentified man was found in Seminole, Alabama on April 8, 2023. No name has been established. NamUs case UP154561.
2022 · Fultondale, AlabamaMissingRobert Jones
Robert Jones, 41 at the time, was last known to be in Fultondale, Alabama on February 4, 2022. NamUs case MP119240.
1990 · Opelika, AlabamaUnidentifiedUnidentified man, Opelika, Alabama (1990)
An unidentified man was found in Opelika, Alabama on September 22, 1990. No name has been established. NamUs case UP109309.
2009 · Jasper, AlabamaMissingCorey Smith
Corey Smith, 25 at the time, was last known to be in Jasper, Alabama on June 18, 2009. NamUs case MP15025.
1985 · Birmingham, AlabamaUnidentifiedUnidentified man, Birmingham, Alabama (1985)
An unidentified man was found in Birmingham, Alabama on June 18, 1985. No name has been established. NamUs case UP162333.
Year unknown · AlabamaInnocence Project caseErvin Harris
In 2026, Ervin Harris was exonerated of a 1974 rape in Jefferson County, Alabama, for which he had served more than 42 years in prison.
2014 · Fort Payne, AlabamaMissingWendy Gorham
Wendy Gorham, 43 at the time, was last known to be in Fort Payne, Alabama on April 17, 2014. NamUs case MP26780.
2026 · Brundidge, AlabamaMissingRickey Wheeler
Rickey Wheeler, 66 at the time, was last known to be in Brundidge, Alabama on July 4, 2026. NamUs case MP161666.
2003 · Sylacauga, AlabamaMissingDonna Rigsby
Donna Rigsby, 20 at the time, was last known to be in Sylacauga, Alabama on June 28, 2003. NamUs case MP2632.