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Dale Dewain Claxton

Case from Cortez, CO dated May 29, 1998

Victim Details

Dale Dewain Claxton

Male

White / Caucasian

Cortez

CO

1998-05-29

45

Dale

Dewain Claxton

07/11/2026

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On a spring morning in Cortez, Colorado, the life of Dale Dewain Claxton, a 45-year-old male police officer, was brought to an abrupt and violent end. On May 29, 1998, Claxton, a three-year veteran of the Cortez Police Department, identified a stolen water truck and pulled the vehicle over on a county road. Before he could even unbuckle his seatbelt, one of three men inside the truck emerged and opened fire with a fully automatic rifle, striking the officer numerous times and killing him instant ...
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