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Bailey Tiffany

Case from Salem, OR dated Jun 09, 1902

Victim Details

Bailey Tiffany

Male

White / Caucasian

Salem

OR

1902-06-09

Bailey

Tiffany

07/10/2026

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On a grim Monday, June 9, 1902, Correctional Officer Bailey T. Tiffany, a Caucasian male, met a violent end during a chaotic prison escape from the Oregon State Penitentiary. He, along with two of his fellow officers, Thurston Jones and Frank Ferrell, were shot and killed by an inmate who was making a desperate bid for freedom. The escaping convict's rampage did not end at the prison walls, as he went on to murder three civilians, escalating the tragedy and sparking a massive multi-state manhunt ...
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