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Richard Phillips

Case from El Segundo, CA dated Jan 08, 1978

Victim Details

Richard Phillips

Male

El Segundo

CA

1978-01-08

17

Richard

Phillips

07/09/2026

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On July 22, 1957, two police officers, Richard Allen Phillips and Milton Gus Curtis, were fatally shot during a routine traffic stop in El Segundo, California. The officers had pulled over a vehicle for running a red light, unaware that the driver had just committed a series of violent crimes, including the rape of a teenage girl and the armed robbery of two couples. As the officers were writing a ticket, the suspect shot both men, killing them instantly.

The case went cold for nearly 46 ...
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  • Obituary | Richard J. Phillips Sr. of Oswego, New York
  • Richard Phillips (1935-1978) *42, Grave #40677008 - Sysoon

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    I’ve been thinking a lot about the families of Officers Richard Allen Phillips and Milton Gus Curt... ...Read More
    03/12/2025
    I've been thinking about the kind of bravery it takes to be a police officer, and this case really b... ...Read More
    03/26/2024
    Has anyone else been thinking about the impact this case must have had on the El Segundo PD and the ... ...Read More
    03/11/2023
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