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Ronald L. Heaps

Case from Salt Lake City, UT dated Jan 12, 1982

Victim Details

Ronald L. Heaps

Male

White / Caucasian

Salt Lake City

UT

1982-01-12

32

Ronald

L. Heaps

06/27/2026

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In the quiet evening of January 13, 1982, a routine call about a suspicious person would irrevocably alter the lives of many in Salt Lake City. Thirty-two-year-old Ronald Heaps, a dedicated White/Caucasian male police officer, responded to the area of 1300 South 300 East alongside two fellow officers. There, they encountered a motor home and its occupants, unaware of the imminent danger that lay within.

As the officers began their questioning, the situation escalated with terrifying speed ...
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