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Charles Halpin

Death by Force
Case Description
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In the early morning hours of Friday, May 13, 1927, a sense of duty called Deputy State Sheriff Charles Halpin, a 28-year-old male, to a farm near Redfield, South Dakota. He was part of a small group of officers, including Federal Prohibition Agent Charles Bintliff, who had converged on the property with the intention of apprehending a man wanted for wounding another federal agent just a week prior. The air was thick with the quiet tension of a pre-dawn raid as the officers made their approach a ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    Charles Halpin

    Male

    Redfield

    SD

    1927-05-13

    28

    Charles

    Halpin

    Primary Suspect Deceased

    11/05/2025

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