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Willis Jr Swancy 1924 - 2008

Willis Jr Swancy of Atlanta, Dekalb County, GA was born on February 1, 1924, and died at age 84 years old on December 18, 2008.
Willis Jr Swancy
Atlanta, Dekalb County, GA 30360
February 1, 1924
December 18, 2008
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  • 02/1
    1924

    Birthday

    February 1, 1924
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    De Kalb County, Georgia United States
  • Early Life & Education

    3 Years Of High School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 34761957 Enlisted: February 25, 1943 in Ft Mcpherson Atlanta Georgia Military branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, Usa Rank: Private, Selectees (enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For The Duration Of The War Or Other Emergency, Plus Six Months, Subject To The Discretion Of The President Or Otherwise According To Law
  • Professional Career

    Skilled Meatcutters, Except In Slaughtering And Packing Houses
  • 12/18
    2008

    Death

    December 18, 2008
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1924, in the year that Willis Jr Swancy 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 1935, he was just 11 years old when the BOI's name (the Bureau of Investigation) was changed to the FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) and it officially became a separate agency with the Department of Justice. J. Edgar Hoover, the Chief of the BOI, continued in his office and became the first Director of the FBI. The FBI's responsibility is to "detect and prosecute crimes against the United States".
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