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In the cold, high desert of northern Arizona, the final hours of 1988 bled into a new year marked by violence and loss. On New Year's Eve, Navajo County Deputy Sheriff Robert William Varner, Jr., a 51-year-old man, was on patrol along Interstate 40. His shift took a fatal turn when he initiated a traffic stop involving a stolen vehicle with stolen license plates. The occupants of the vehicle, two men on a multi-state crime spree, responded with deadly force, shooting Deputy Varner.
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Robert William Varner, Jr.
Male
White / Caucasian
Navajo
AZ
1988-12-31
51
Robert
William Varner Jr.
Yes
11/26/2025
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I was reading about Deputy Varner's murder and learned that the Navajo County Sheriff's Office added... ...Read More
06/13/2024
06/13/2024
I just came across the story of Deputy Sheriff Bob Varner, and I can't stop thinking about how his d... ...Read More
11/06/2023
11/06/2023
Hi everyone,
I've been reading about the tragic case of Deputy Bob Varner, and something that sta... ...Read More
08/29/2023
I've been reading about the tragic case of Deputy Bob Varner, and something that sta... ...Read More
08/29/2023
