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William G. Pfalmer Jr.

Case from Anchorage, AK dated Dec 26, 1970

Victim Details

William Pfalmer

Male

White / Caucasian

Anchorage

AK

1970-12-26

45

William

G. Pfalmer Jr.

06/23/2026

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White / Caucasian male William G. Pfalmer, age 45, died on December 26, 1970 in Anchorage, Alaska, from complications of gunshot wounds he had suffered seventeen years earlier while serving as an Anchorage police officer. On June 9, 1953, then-27-year-old Officer Pfalmer stopped a stolen car occupied by three juveniles. When the driver tried to flee, he disabled the car by shooting its transmission. As he moved in a second time, one of the youths fired on him, hitting his left arm and right shou ...
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