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James Keeton

Case from Houck, AZ dated Feb 05, 1971

Victim Details

James Keeton

Male

White / Caucasian

Houck

AZ

1971-02-05

27

James

Keeton

07/19/2026

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In the cold twilight of a February evening in 1971, a routine traffic stop on Interstate 40, just west of Houck, Arizona, escalated into a tragedy that cut short the life of 27-year-old Arizona Highway Patrolman James Lee Keeton. A dedicated officer from a police family, Keeton had pulled over a Pontiac for a license plate discrepancy. Unbeknownst to him, the man behind the wheel was Bertram Greenberg, a 38-year-old parolee who was the subject of a manhunt for the brutal rape and murder of a 13- ...
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    I came across some info regarding Officer Keeton's background and just felt compelled to share my th... ...Read More
    11/27/2024
    I've always been amazed by the resilience of those left behind after such horrific events. Connie Ke... ...Read More
    11/12/2024
    Has anyone else looked into the scholarship set up in the memory of Officer James L. Keeton? It's ca... ...Read More
    09/26/2024
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