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Tom Smith

Case from Cochise, AZ dated Dec 08, 1883

Victim Details

Tom Smith

Male

Cochise

AZ

1883-12-08

Tom

Smith

07/11/2026

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On the evening of December 8, 1883, a male Deputy Sheriff named D. Tom Smith was killed in the town of Bisbee, in Cochise County, Arizona. His death was part of a violent robbery that would come to be known as the Bisbee Massacre. Five armed men rode into town with the intent of robbing the Goldwater & Castaneda Mercantile Emporium, where they mistakenly believed a large mining payroll was being held.

While three of the outlaws entered the store, two remained outside, firing their weapons ...
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