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George Walter Henderson II

Case from Cheyenne, WY dated May 04, 1973

Victim Details

George Walter

Male

White / Caucasian

Cheyenne

WY

1973-05-04

28

George

Walter Henderson II

07/02/2026

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George Walter Henderson II, a 28-year-old White male, died in Cheyenne, Wyoming, on May 4, 1973, during what was supposed to be a major narcotics enforcement action. He was serving with the Wyoming Office of the Attorney General’s Division of Criminal Investigation and had joined Cheyenne police officers and federal drug agents as they moved to carry out search and arrest warrants tied to a broad drug case. Online accounts describe the operation as part of a coordinated sweep that followed the ...
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