Bob Eddy, newly appointed sheriff of Madison County, Alabama, speaking to the press from the desk in his office.
Eddy had been named to the position by Governor George Wallace to fill the unexpired term of Sheriff Dave Headrick, who had been dismissed for committing a civil rights violation. He ran for a full term in 1978 but lost to Joe W. Patterson. Before his appointment, under the direction for Attorney Ge...
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| Summary: | Eddy had been named to the position by Governor George Wallace to fill the unexpired term of Sheriff Dave Headrick, who had been dismissed for committing a civil rights violation. He ran for a full term in 1978 but lost to Joe W. Patterson. Before his appointment, under the direction for Attorney General Bill Baxley, Eddy had reopened the investigation into the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing, which led to the conviction of Robert E. Chambliss. |
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