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Charles D. Maddux, a 30-year-old special policeman with the Corsicana Police Department in Texas, tragically lost his life on August 22, 1904. Maddux had only served with the department for five days before his untimely death. He was shot and killed by a man he had just arrested at the Union Depot. The suspect, wanted for rape and causing a disturbance, pulled out a pistol and opened fire on Maddux as he was walking him to jail. Despite being mortally wounded, Maddux managed to return fire but d ...Read More
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Charles D. Maddux
Male
Corsicana
TX
1904-08-22
30
Charles
Maddux
11/21/2025
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Hi everyone,
I’ve been doing some reading on the tragic case of Charles Maddux, and something t... ...Read More
12/06/2023
I’ve been doing some reading on the tragic case of Charles Maddux, and something t... ...Read More
12/06/2023
I recently came across the tragic case of Charles D. Maddux and was struck by how quickly events unf... ...Read More
10/12/2023
10/12/2023
Has anyone else looked into the trial proceedings of Charles Maddux's murderer? It seems so unjust t... ...Read More
06/21/2023
06/21/2023
