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Morris Taylor

Case from Curtin, OR dated Sep 14, 2002

Victim Details

Morris Taylor

Male

White / Caucasian

Curtin

OR

2002-09-14

38

Morris

Taylor

07/13/2026

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In the quiet, early morning hours of September 14, 2002, in the small community of Curtin, Oregon, the life of 38-year-old Morris Taylor, a White male, was tragically cut short. A dedicated Deputy Sheriff with the Douglas County Sheriff's Office, he was responding to a report of a man engaged in lewd acts at a motel on Bear Creek Road. The call came in at approximately 7:40 a.m., shattering the morning calm and setting in motion a chain of events that would end in violence.

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  • Deputy Sheriff Morris L. Taylor - Officer Down Memorial Page (ODMP)
  • Deputy Morris L. Taylor... - Douglas County Sheriff's Office - Facebook
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