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Abberline, Frederick George b. January 7, 1843 d. December 10, 1929
Law Official. He was the Scotland Yard Inspector in charge of the investigation into the 1888 "Jack the Ripper" murders. He joined the London Metropolitan Police in 1863 and in 1887 moved to Scotland Yard, where he was promoted to First Class Inspector. After the brutal murder of prostitute Mary Ann Nichols in 1888, and because of his familiarity with Whitechapel, Abberline was selected to lead the investigation. Four similar killings occurred in the area through 1889 but the case was never...[Read More] (Bio by: ahley)
Wimborne Road Cemetery, Bournemouth, Dorset, England
Plot: Z259N
Acosta, Oscar Zeta b. April 8, 1935 d. 1974 (circa)
American Folk Figure. He was immortalized in gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson's novel, "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas", in which Thompson used him as the model for his "Samoan" attorney character. Born in El Paso, Texas, he served in the United States Air Force, and had a a brief stint as a missionary in a leper colony. He studied law and came to national prominence as an attorney and political activist during the...[Read More] (Bio by: pacifica)
Body lost at sea, Disappeared off the Mexican coast.
Anderson, Clinton b. 1903 d. 1989
American Folk Figure. He was the Chief of Police in Beverly Hills during many of the famous Hollywood scandals.
Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale), Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Freedom Mausoleum, Sanctuary of Allegience, C-21150
Andrew Jr., Dean Adams
JFK Assassination Figure. He was an attorney questioned by the New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison, and the Warren Commission in connection with the assassination of President John Kennedy.
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Apana, Chang b. 1871 d. December 8, 1933
Folk Figure. He was the inspiration for the fictional sleuth Charlie Chan. The son of Chinese immigrants, he worked as a cowboy on Oahu before joining the new Honolulu Police Department in 1898. Carrying a whip instead of a gun, he often led the force in arrests and became Hawaii's most famous cop. During his 34-year career Apana was stabbed six times, shot once, thrown out of a second-story window, run over with a horse and buggy, attacked with machetes, and bludgeoned with an axe...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Manoa Chinese Cemetery, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA
Archambault, Maurice b. April 5, 1914 d. June 9, 2002
Canadian jurist. A native of Saint-Hyacinthe (Québec), he studied at the Seminary of Saint-Hyacinthe from 1929 to 1935. Later, he graduated from the Faculty of Law of the University of Montréal, where he was editor of the “Quartier Latin” and recipient of the university Merit. He was admitted to the Bar in 1938 and this same year, he opened his office in Farnham, apractice he held there until 1962. He was named Queen’s Counsel in law in 1950 and worked as the Crown prosecutor for the district...[Read More] (Bio by: Guy Gagnon)
Notre-Dame-des-Neiges Cemetery, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Plot: Section "S", #02941
Aten, Ira b. September 3, 1862 d. July 6, 1953
Texas Ranger. Born in Cairo, Illinois, in 1862, he later moved to Round Rock,Texas, with his father, who was a methodist minister. In 1878, while living in Round Rock, he witnessed the death of outlaw Sam Bass by the Texas Rangers. This is when he decided to be a lawman. In 1883, Aten joined the Texas Rangers and was assigned to Company D, under Captain L.P. Selker and later promoted Sergeant under Frank Jones. He served first as a Regular Ranger and then a Special Ranger until 1891, working in...[Read More] (Bio by: K)
Evergreen Cemetery, El Centro, Imperial County, California, USA
Baca, Elfego b. February 10, 1865 d. August 27, 1945
Mexican American Folk Hero. He became known as a fearless lawman in the New Mexico Territory during the late 1800's. Many settlers from Texas moved into New mexico Territory. Cultural conflicts between the Texans and the Mexican Americans reached a peak with violence as the result. The Texans bullied the Mexican Americans and often robbed or murdered them. Baca became famous for his part in an incident in the town of Upper Frisco, now known as Reserve. in 1884 Baca, who was deputy sheriff...[Read More] (Bio by: DianeMolina)
Sunset Memorial Park, Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, USA
Backus, Ella M. b. 1865 d. July 28, 1938
Pioneering Woman. She was the first female Assistant United States Attorney. The Western District of Michigan set a precedent when it hired Ella M. Backus as an Assistant United States Attorney in 1903. In an age when traditional values dictated gender roles and job opportunities, Ms. Backus not only became the first female Assistant United States Attorney, but she also became a symbol of perseverance and justice for 35 years. Ella Backus had passed the bar exam in the late 1800s without the...[Read More] (Bio by: Always with Love)
Lakeview Cemetery, Harbor Springs, Emmet County, Michigan, USA
Baldwin, Lola b. 1860 d. 1957
Law Officer. On April 1, 1908 she was sworn into Police Service for the City of Portland, becoming the first Policewoman in the United States. She was the subject of the book "A Municipal Mother" by Gloria Myers. (Bio by: RB)
River View Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA
Ballew, D. M. 'Bud' b. 1877 d. May 5, 1922
Western Lawman. Born David Monticello Ballew, he was a most controversial and effective Ardmore, Oklahoma Territory Deputy Sheriff. A very noted gun fighter, he first made headlines killing Pete Bynum who was in the middle of a holdup. Later he killed outlaws Steve Talkington for resisting arrest, James Perle and two men named Hignote and Mills for attempting to escape custody. But it wasn't just outlaws, in a long standing feud with fellow lawman Don Braziel, Ballew shot him dead when he...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Lone Grove Cemetery, Lone Grove, Carter County, Oklahoma, USA
Ballinger, Richard A. b. July 9, 1858 d. June 6, 1922
Presidential Cabinet Secretary. Served as Mayor of Seattle, Washington from 1904 to 1906. Served as Secretary of the Interior in President William H. taft's administration from 1909 to 1911. In 1909 he was President of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition World's Fair. Named Lake Ballinger in honor of his father, Col. Richard H. Ballinger.
Lake View Cemetery, Seattle, King County, Washington, USA
Plot: Lot 31
Ballinger, Richard H. b. February 7, 1833 d. July 23, 1906
Civil War Union Army Officer. Colonel in the Civil War. Studied law in Abraham Lincoln's Springfield office. Lake Ballinger was named after him by his son, Judge Richard A. Ballinger.
Lake View Cemetery, Seattle, King County, Washington, USA
Plot: Lot 31
Bautzer, Greg b. 1911 d. October 26, 1987
A Navy pilot in WWII, Bautzer was The Attorney to the Stars, representing Ginger Rogers, Ingrid Bergman and Joan Crawford to name a few, he also represented MGM owner Kirk Kerkorian and Howard Hughes. Engaged to actresses Barbara Payton, Lana Turner and Dorothy Lamour, he married actress Dana Wynter. He is also credited with founding the Los Angeles Music Center. (Bio by: Tony Scott)
Westwood Memorial Park, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Sanctuary of Devotion
Bean, Roy 'Judge' b. 1825 d. March 16, 1904
Western Law Figure. Born in Mason County, Kentucky, during the Civil War, he ran a blockade by hauling cotton from San Antonio, Texas, to British ships off the coast. After the war, he established a small saloon near the Pecos River in a tent city he named Vinegaroon. With the nearest court being 200 miles away in Fort Stockton, the Texas Rangers requested that a local law jurisdiction be set up in Vinegaroon and on August 2, 1882, Bean was appointed Justice of the Peace for the new Precinct 6...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
The Whitehead Museum, Del Rio, Val Verde County, Texas, USA
Bean, Sam
Western Marshall / Son of Roy.
The Whitehead Museum, Del Rio, Val Verde County, Texas, USA
Behan, John Harris b. April, 1845 d. June 12, 1912
John Behan was a strong Cowboy advocate and enemy of the Earp's and Doc Holliday, and on one occasion had Holliday arrested for taking part in a stage robbery that left two men dead. He was also the Cochise County Sheriff at the time of the legendary gunfight at the O.K. Corral. He died of Brights disease in Tucson. Like with Doc Holliday, the exact location of his grave has been lost. There is a memorial plaque in the Evergreen Cemetary in Tucson dedicated to this lawman and Cowboy...[Read More] (Bio by: James Crawley)
Holy Hope Cemetery & Mausoleum, Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, USA
Bentley, Robert b. 1873 d. December 16, 1910
Murder Victim. London City policeman who, with his colleague Charles Tucker, was 'killed in the execution of their duty while endeavouring to apprehend a number of armed burglars in Exchange Buildings, Cutler St.' The burglars were actually Russian anarchists who later held a shoot-out at the 'Siege of Sidney Street' in 1911. (Bio by: David Conway)
City of London Cemetery and Crematorium, London, Greater London, England
Bertillon, Alphonse b. April 23, 1853 d. February 13, 1914
Criminologue.
Cimetière du Père Lachaise, Paris, Ile-de-France Region, France
Plot: Division 89
Bielaski, Alexander Bruce b. 1884 d. February, 1964
FBI Director. He served as the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) from April 30, 1912 to February 10, 1919. After leaving the Bureau he went into law and later as a prohibition agent operating a decoy speakeasy in New York City. In 1929 he became President of the National Board of Fire Underwriters, an organization that investigated arsons, and served until 1959. He died in February 1964 at the age of 80. (Bio by: K)
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