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Thomas Bedford

Case from Nogal, NM dated Oct 08, 1979

Victim Details

Thomas Bedford

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Nogal

NM

1979-10-08

30

Thomas

Bedford

07/01/2026

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On October 8, 1979, 30-year-old Deputy Sheriff Thomas Chesley Bedford Jr. of the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office in New Mexico was fatally shot while investigating a series of burglaries in the Nogal area. During his patrol, Deputy Bedford encountered two individuals, one of whom was armed with a rifle. He instructed them to place the rifle on the hood of his patrol car. As he proceeded with his questioning, one of the suspects retrieved a handgun from the other's pocket and shot Deputy Bedford. ...
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I've been digging into the mysterious death of Thomas Chelsey Bedford, Jr., from N... ...Read More
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