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Michael W. Ridges

Case from Forest-park, IL dated Oct 17, 1985

Victim Details

Michael W. Ridges

Male

White / Caucasian

Forest-park

IL

1985-10-17

29

Michael

W. Ridges

07/09/2026

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Investigator Michael W. Ridges, a 29-year-old white male, was tragically killed on October 17, 1985, in Forest Park, Illinois. He was an investigator with the Cook County Sheriff's Police Department and had served for five years. On the day of his death, Investigator Ridges was reviewing a series of vandalism incidents around a home in Prospect Heights. During his investigation, he noticed a car with three men inside who matched the descriptions of the vandals. He called in a description of the ...
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