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Earl LeRoy Brown

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Earl LeRoy Brown

Birth
Shelbyville, Shelby County, Indiana, USA
Death
31 Aug 1955 (aged 42)
Little Acre, Jackson County, Indiana, USA
Burial
Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 38, lot 160
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Earl Brown was a State Trooper in Indiana, assigned to the Seymour Post. He served almost 15 years for the Police Force, dying in the line of duty at age 42. He had observed a hitchhiker on Rte. # 31 near Columbus, Indiana, whom he stopped to question. The suspect shot and killed him. The suspect was sentenced to a Maximum Security Mental Facility for life, being judged insane.
Earl Brown was a State Trooper in Indiana, assigned to the Seymour Post. He served almost 15 years for the Police Force, dying in the line of duty at age 42. He had observed a hitchhiker on Rte. # 31 near Columbus, Indiana, whom he stopped to question. The suspect shot and killed him. The suspect was sentenced to a Maximum Security Mental Facility for life, being judged insane.

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