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Charles Peterson

Case from Cincinnati, OH dated May 23, 1908

Victim Details

Mounted Charles G. Peterson

Male

White / Caucasian

Cincinnati

OH

1908-05-23

38

Charles

Peterson

07/10/2026

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Mounted Patrolman Charles G. Peterson, aged 38, of the Cincinnati Police Department, was shot and killed on May 23, 1908, while responding to a fire call at 2161 Queen City Avenue in Cincinnati, Ohio. Peterson, a United States Navy Spanish-American War veteran, had served with the Cincinnati Police Department for nine years. He was survived by his wife and three sons.

The incident occurred when an emotionally disturbed man, Rosso Levato, set fire to his apartment in an attempt to kill him ...
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