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Don Joseph Burt

Case from Fullerton, CA dated Jul 13, 1996

Victim Details

Don Joseph Burt

Male

Fullerton

CA

1996-07-13

25

Don

Joseph Burt

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Don Joseph Burt, a 25-year-old California Highway Patrol officer, tragically lost his life on July 13, 1996, in Fullerton, California. Officer Burt was conducting a routine traffic stop on Nutwood Avenue when he discovered that the driver was operating the vehicle on a suspended license. As he began impounding the vehicle, he found forged payroll checks and counterfeit traveler's checks in the trunk. When Officer Burt attempted to question the suspect about these items, the suspect produced a 9 ...
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