The Discarded Evidence of Alberta O. Jones
In 1965, the life of a groundbreaking civil rights attorney and the first Black female prosecutor in her city came to a tragic and mysterious end. Late one night, she was called out of her home for what seemed like an urgent meeting—but she never returned. Hours later, her body was discovered in a nearby river, showing signs of a violent assault before she drowned.
From the beginning, the case was surrounded by unsettling irregularities. Key evidence, including fingerprints, reportedly went missing, while her purse was later found intact on a bridge—raising doubts about whether robbery was…
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