Theron Anthony Burnham, a 27-year-old deputy sheriff from Polk County, Florida, tragically lost his life on January 9, 1981. Deputy Burnham was dispatched to investigate a suspicious person walking along Drane Field Road, near the Lakeland Municipal Airport, at around 4:00 a.m. Unbeknownst to him, the suspect had already committed two murders earlier that evening and was under the influence of narcotics. As Deputy Burnham attempted to detain the suspect, he was overpowered and fatally shot with
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