Lieutenant Willard Edward Vaughan, aged 64, was a dedicated officer with the Roanoke Rapids Police Department in North Carolina. On May 9, 1977, he responded to a silent alarm at a convenience store. Vaughan, along with another officer and a deputy sheriff, arrived at the scene. Vaughan's vehicle was in front as they drove back toward the crime scene. The deputy slowed down to look down a dirt road, and Vaughan's brake lights came on. Vaughan exited his vehicle, and the deputy saw a tremendous a
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