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Thomas Guess

Case from Belle-vernon, PA dated May 16, 1907

Victim Details

Thomas L. Guess

Male

White / Caucasian

Belle-vernon

PA

1907-05-16

48

Thomas

Guess

06/21/2026

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Chief of Police Thomas L. Guess, aged 48, tragically died on May 16, 1907, in Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania. He was shot and killed by a former police chief who had been arrested for public drunkenness. A citizen had helped subdue the suspect, who was taken to a cell at the city police department. As Chief Guess attempted to search the prisoner, the man produced a revolver hidden in his sleeve and shot him once in the head, killing him instantly.

The suspect then attempted to flee the scene ...
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