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On a summer evening in Memphis, Tennessee, the life of a veteran police officer was tragically cut short in the line of duty. Lieutenant Ronald D. Oliver, a 43-year-old Caucasian male, had dedicated two decades of his life to the Memphis Police Department. On August 5, 1981, he responded to a silent alarm at a Wendy's restaurant on North Thomas Street, unaware of the violent encounter that awaited him.

Inside the restaurant, a man armed with a. 45-caliber handgun had taken employees hosta ...Read More
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Victim Details

Ronald D. Oliver

Male

White / Caucasian

Memphis

TN

1981-08-05

43

Ronald

D. Oliver

01/04/2026