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Charles Streb, a 25-year-old White male, served as a special deputy sheriff in the small railroad town of Melrose, Montana. On the night of July 24, 1911, he answered trouble at a local dance hall where a man was waving a handgun and threatening people. Streb moved in to make the arrest, but the encounter turned violent. He was shot and mortally wounded, collapsing amid the music and dust as frightened dancers scattered and townspeople rushed into the street. A hastily formed posse of citizens p ...Read More
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Charles Streb
Male
White / Caucasian
Melrose
MT
1911-07-24
25
Charles
Streb
Yes
11/05/2025
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I'm completely perplexed by how Frank Conley's sentence was handled over the years. How could someon... ...Read More
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