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Robert Heinle

Case from Missoula, MT dated Oct 21, 1998

Victim Details

Robert Heinle

Male

White / Caucasian

Missoula

MT

1998-10-21

47

Robert

Heinle

07/02/2026

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In the crisp autumn air of October 21, 1998, in Missoula, Montana, the life of 47-year-old Caucasian male, Robert Heinle, a sergeant with the Missoula Police Department, was irrevocably altered. Responding to a report of a man attempting to cash a forged check at a local bank, Heinle arrived to find the suspect fleeing the scene. A foot pursuit ensued through the downtown streets, culminating in a parking lot where the suspect, Jamie Martin, ambushed the officer. Martin fired a handgun, striking ...
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