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George Staples Burroughs

Case from Greenville, SC dated May 06, 1921

Victim Details

George Staples Burroughs

Male

Greenville

SC

1921-05-06

48

George

Staples Burroughs

07/12/2026

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In the spring of 1921, a veteran police officer in Greenville, South Carolina, met a violent end while in the line of duty. George Staples Burroughs, a 48-year-old male officer with 12 years of service to the Greenville Police Department, was killed on May 6, 1921. His death occurred while he was responding to a domestic disturbance call on Westfield Street.

Upon his arrival at the scene, Officer Burroughs became engaged in a physical altercation with a male suspect. The struggle quickly ...
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