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Danny Elkins

Case from Yuma, AZ dated Jul 04, 1995

Victim Details

Danny Elkins

Male

White / Caucasian

Yuma

AZ

1995-07-04

42

Danny

Elkins

06/23/2026

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On the Fourth of July in 1995, a day meant for celebration, tragedy struck in Yuma, Arizona, with the death of 42-year-old White male, Danny Elkins, a Lieutenant with the Yuma Police Department. Elkins, along with Sergeant Michael Crowe of the Arizona Department of Public Safety, had gone to their headquarters that day to investigate some missing evidence. Both men were unarmed as they entered the building to look into paperwork related to the missing items.

While inside, they were confro ...
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  • Lieutenant Danny P. Elkins, Yuma Police Department, Arizona
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    I can't stop thinking about the bravery Lieutenant Elkins showed during this harrowing incident. It'... ...Read More
    07/24/2024
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    I've been thinking a lot about Jim Ehrhart, the evidence custodian who was ... ...Read More
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