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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Photographs Bob Eddy, newly appointed sheriff of Madison County, Alabama, speaking to the press from the desk in his office. |
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Photographs Eddy, Bob; Law enforcement officers; Huntsville (Ala.); Madison County (Ala.) |
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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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HT0003689_02HT0003689Bob 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 General Bill Baxley, Eddy had reopened the investigation into the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing, which led to the conviction of Robert E. Chambliss.1977-11-281970-1979Huntsville Times005032Eddy, Bob; Law enforcement officers; Huntsville (Ala.); Madison County (Ala.)Still imageNegatives (Photographs); Black-and-white negatives4000 PPI TIFFAlabama Media GroupAlabama Media Group CollectionAlabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, AlabamaEnglishCopyright, Alabama Department of Archives and History. Donated by the Alabama Media Group, http://www.alabamamediagroup.comhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/127446 |
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Bob Eddy, newly appointed sheriff of Madison County, Alabama, speaking to the press from the desk in his office. |
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Bob Eddy, newly appointed sheriff of Madison County, Alabama, speaking to the press from the desk in his office. |
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