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Case Description
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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 ...Read More
The case went cold for nearly 46 ...Read More
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Richard Phillips
Male
El Segundo
CA
1978-01-08
17
Richard
Phillips
11/23/2025
Forum Posts (3)
I’ve been thinking a lot about the families of Officers Richard Allen Phillips and Milton Gus Curt... ...Read More
03/12/2025
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
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
03/11/2023
