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Ray Edward Kovar

Case from New-hope, TX dated Jun 20, 1982

Victim Details

Ray Edward Kovar

Male

White / Caucasian

New-hope

TX

1982-06-20

34

Ray

Edward Kovar

07/15/2026

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Ray Edward Kovar, a 34-year-old male deputy sheriff with the Dallas County Sheriff's Department in Texas, was killed in the line of duty on June 20, 1982. Deputy Kovar and his partner were responding to a call for assistance on a prowler at a local business in New Hope, TX. Upon their arrival, the officers split up to search the premises. Deputy Kovar headed towards the back of the building and encountered a suspect crouching behind an air conditioning unit. He ordered the suspect to stand up, b ...
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