Sheriff Holt and deputies with alligator, 1978
Item
Title
Sheriff Holt and deputies with alligator, 1978
Subject
Description
Deputy John Murray, Sheriff James Holt, and Deputy J.T. Kelley with a12-foot, 500 pound alligator, killed after a 14 year old Palm City boy drowned in a canal on 10 Sept 1978. The alligator attacked the boy either before or after the drowning.
Source
Scan gift of the Martin County Sheriff's Office.
Contributor
Rights
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Format
Black and white print, 9.4x7.4 inches
Language
English
Type
Still image
Identifier
MCSO-2025-024-025
2025.024
Collection
Citation
“Sheriff Holt and deputies with alligator, 1978,” Martin Digital History, accessed October 5, 2026, https://www.martindigitalhistory.org/items/show/14570.