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Lieutenant Doug Acker escorting Anthony Ray Hinton to the city jail in Bessemer, Alabama.

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@ Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama

Jones, Ed

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Acker was a member of the Bessemer police department. Hinton was arrested for the robbery of Quincey's Family Steakhouse in Bessemer and was later charged with capital murder during two other robberies at fast food restaurants in Jefferson County. After spending 30 years on death row, Hinton was exonerated and released in 2015.
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Created Date:
1985 07 31
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Copyright, Alabama Department of Archives and History. Donated by the Alabama Media Group, http://www.alabamamediagroup.com
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