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A memorial statue of Patterson stands on the grounds of the Alabama State Capitol in Montgomery.
Alan Grady's book When Good Men Do Nothing: The Assassination of Albert Patterson ISBN 0-8173-1141-6 chronicles the events leading to and following the murder. Margaret Anne Barnes' book The Tragedy and Triumph of Phenix City, Alabama chronicles the factual events leading up to the murder of Albert Patterson. Ace Atkins wrote a novelization of the events surrounding Patterson's assassination and the ensuing cleanup of Phenix City, entitled Wicked City.
These events were dramatized in the 1955 biopic film noir The Phenix City Story, directed by Phil Karlson.
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