List of homicides in 1989
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This is a List of Jefferson County homicides in 1989.
Listing
Birmingham
Hoover
- September 21: Samford University student Rex Copeland was killed by his debate coach, William Slagle after a confrontation at his Inverness apartment. He mailed a confession and went into hiding, appearing on America's Most Wanted before surrendering. He was convicted of murder in 1990 and sentenced to life. [1]
Mountain Brook
- December 16: Federal judge Robert Vance was killed by a bomb mailed to his home in Mountain Brook. Walter Leroy Moody was convicted in both federal and state courts and is on Alabama's death row.
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