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Lilly Byrd Kewley 1924 - 2011

Lilly Byrd Kewley was born on July 17, 1924, and died at age 87 years old on November 19, 2011. Lilly Kewley was buried at Biloxi National Cemetery Section J Site 883 P.o. Box 4968 - Pass Road, in Biloxi, Ms. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Lilly Byrd Kewley.
Lilly Byrd Kewley
July 17, 1924
November 19, 2011
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  • 07/17
    1924

    Birthday

    July 17, 1924
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Air Force Rank attained: SSGT Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
  • 11/19
    2011

    Death

    November 19, 2011
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Biloxi National Cemetery Section J Site 883 P.o. Box 4968 - Pass Road, in Biloxi, Ms 39535
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In 1924, in the year that Lilly Byrd Kewley was born, in May, wealthy college students Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb kidnapped and killed 14 year old Robert Franks "in the interest of science". Leopold and Loeb thought that they were intellectually superior and that they could commit the perfect crime and not be caught. They were brought in for questioning within 8 days and quickly confessed. Clarence Darrow was hired as their defense lawyer, getting them life imprisonment instead of a death sentence. Loeb was eventually killed in prison - Leopold was released after 33 years, dying of a heart attack at age 66.
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In 1934, Lilly was only 10 years old when on July 22nd, gangster John Dillinger was killed in Chicago. His gang had robbed banks and police stations, among other charges, and he was being hunted by J. Edgar Hoover, head of the FBI - although many in the public saw him as a "Robin Hood". A madam from a brothel in which he was hiding became an informer for the FBI and, after a shootout with FBI agents, Dillinger was shot and died.
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