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Deputy Sheriff William H. Farra, aged 53, was shot and killed on November 29, 1909, in Gettysburg, Ohio. He was serving with the Darke County Sheriff's Office at the time of his death. Farra and the sheriff had gone to a house near Gettysburg to serve a lunacy warrant on a man. Upon their arrival, the man shot his mother and threatened the officers. The sheriff left to get help and retrieve a firearm, leaving Farra behind to guard the house. The suspect confronted Farra and shot him five times, ...Read More
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William H. Farra
Female
White / Caucasian
Gettysburg
OH
1909-11-29
53
William
H. Farra
11/12/2025
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It's been over a century since Deputy Sheriff William H. Farra lost his life, and I can't help but w... ...Read More
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