JCDA-UAB Cold Case Investigations and Prosecution Digital Repository
The JCDA-UAB Cold Case Investigations and Prosecution Digital Repository provides access to historical investigative materials associated with Birmingham, Alabama, cases investigated under the Emmett Till Cold Case Investigations and Prosecution Program.
People
Explore the Records
Sammie Lee Williams
Died November 28, 1949 · Birmingham, Alabama
Explore the surviving investigative record concerning the 1949 shooting and death of Sammie Lee Williams, organized through the repository’s Murder Book structure.
Johnnie Robinson
Died September 15, 1963 · Birmingham, Alabama
Explore the surviving investigative record concerning the 1963 shooting and death of Johnnie Robinson, organized through the repository’s Murder Book structure.
Curriculum
The curriculum uses records from the repository as instructional exemplars to teach contemporary best practices in criminal investigation, evidence documentation, interviewing, and the preservation of records for later review.
About
About the Repository
The repository is a public-history and research resource developed from surviving cold-case investigative records. Each person serves as the principal archival entry point, with investigative materials organized into a consistent Murder Book structure for public access and research.