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Andre Deon Jones, 19, accused in the July 2004 shooting death of Deandre Delandra Harris, 29. Kelvin Law, 40, accused of killing his common-law wife, Savannah Taylor, 55, in August 2004. Brian Jordan Martin, 20, of Citronelle, accused of shooting his common-law wife Jessica Odom, 21, and killing her in late November 2004. Joseph Andrew Salter, 20, charged with murder in a fatal car crash in October 2004 that killed 21-year-old Lanaka Lucas.

When I tell people I grew up in Mobile, they think of a sleepy southern town with dirt roads. I've lived in several bigger cities since leaving Mobile, and well meaning people have tried to warn me (thinking I'm a naive bumpkin from a quiet town) of how to avoid crime in the big city. They have no idea that Mobile (if you factor the crime per capita rate) is one of the roughest cities in the nation...

It's a lot safer today then it was in the 70's.

I can't honestly remember the last year that Mobile had more than 50 murders in the city proper, whereas 20 years ago, you couldn't remember when we had less than 50, same circumstances.

When I tell people I grew up in Mobile, they think of a sleepy southern town with dirt roads. I've lived in several bigger cities since leaving Mobile, and well meaning people have tried to warn me (thinking I'm a naive bumpkin from a quiet town) of how to avoid crime in the big city. They have no idea that Mobile (if you factor the crime per capita rate) is one of the roughest cities in the nation...

It's all in the song...I've come from Alabama.....