Investigator Wilford Winn Thomasson, age 36, was shot and killed on February 14, 1937, near Austin, Texas. Thomasson, a federal agent with the United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Alcohol Tax Unit, was involved in a raid along the Colorado River. Thomasson and other agents had seized a 60-gallon whiskey still and arrested two suspects. During the search for additional violators, Thomasson encountered Pete Martinez, a Mexican citizen, and another suspect hiding in
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