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Robert Chasteen

Case from Ullin, IL dated Aug 19, 1911

Victim Details

Robert G. Chasteen

Male

Ullin

IL

1911-08-19

38

Robert

Chasteen

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Constable Robert G. Chasteen, aged 38, was shot and killed on August 19, 1911, in Ullin, Illinois. He was a law enforcement officer with the Ullin Police Department. Chasteen's death occurred when he was shot by the father of a man he had arrested earlier that day for disorderly conduct. The incident took place outside a local bar, where the suspect shot Chasteen through the front window.

The suspect was later arrested and convicted of murder. On July 11, 1912, he was sentenced to 45 year ...
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