Sunday, August 9, 2020

Murder of William Lewis Arwood

On August 9, 1953, 42-year-old William Arwood was inside of the bar Southside Liquors, a segregated bar, in Henderson, Kentucky.  A black man came from the black side of the bar to the white side. William and the unknown man had words with each other. The unknown man called William outside and he went out and was shot in the chest twice killing William.

On Jan. 19, 1980 a subject was called the Police Department in Sacramento, California and gave details of the murder. With a further investigation, the person believed to have made the call denied knowing anything about the murder or making a phone call. 

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