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Robert William Varner Jr.

Case from Navajo, AZ dated Dec 31, 1988

Victim Details

Robert William Varner, Jr.

Male

White / Caucasian

Navajo

AZ

1988-12-31

51

Robert

William Varner Jr.

Yes

06/28/2026

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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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