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Thomas Aquinas Ashton

Case from Austin, TX dated Aug 01, 1966

Victim Details

Thomas Aquinas Ashton

Male

Austin

TX

1966-08-01

22

Thomas

Aquinas Ashton

07/04/2026

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Thomas Aquinas Ashton, a 22-year-old male, was tragically killed on August 1, 1966, in Austin, Texas. Ashton, who was born on June 1, 1944, in San Francisco, California, had grown up in Redlands, California. He graduated Cum Laude from the University of Southern California in June 1965 with a degree in Political Science. Inspired by President Kennedy's assassination, Ashton joined the Peace Corps and was involved in various civil rights organizations, including CORE, the Redlands Young Democrats ...
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