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Charles Halpin

Case from Redfield, SD dated May 13, 1927

Victim Details

Charles Halpin

Male

Redfield

SD

1927-05-13

28

Charles

Halpin

Primary Suspect Deceased

07/12/2026

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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 ...
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  • Deputy State Sheriff Charles A. Halpin
  • Charles Bintliff | Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
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