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Stanley Keith Guffey

Death by Force
Case Description
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Stanley Keith Guffey, a 40-year-old white male, tragically lost his life on January 22, 1987, in Horseshoe Bay, Texas. Guffey, a dedicated Texas Ranger, was involved in a high-stakes rescue operation to save a two-year-old girl named Kara-Leigh Whitehead, who had been kidnapped by Brent Albert Beeler, a parolee from Houston wanted for forgery. Beeler had also killed the family's maid, 22-year-old Denise Johnson, during the kidnapping.

The incident began when Beeler barricaded himself in a ...Read More
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  • Stanley K. Guffey - Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum
  • Ranger Stanley Keith Guffey - Officer Down Memorial Page (ODMP)
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    Victim Details

    Stanley Keith Guffey

    Female

    White / Caucasian

    Horseshoe-bay

    TX

    1987-01-22

    40

    Stanley

    Keith Guffey

    11/29/2025

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    Hi everyone,
    I've been thinking a lot about the emotional toll this tragedy must have taken on ... ...Read More
    06/15/2023
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