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Richard Fickeisen

Case from Columbus, OH dated Jul 11, 1974

Victim Details

Richard Fickeisen

Male

White / Caucasian

Columbus

OH

1974-07-11

57

Richard

Fickeisen

06/28/2026

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Police Officer Richard Fickeisen, aged 57, tragically died on July 11, 1974, in Columbus, Ohio. He was a dedicated officer with the Columbus Division of Police, having served for 19 years. Officer Fickeisen succumbed to gunshot wounds he received 13 years earlier while serving a warrant at 413 N. Virginia Lee Road in Columbus. As he returned to his cruiser, the suspect ambushed him and shot him in the back, paralyzing him. When police arrived on the scene, the suspect fired at them from his apar ...
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