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Milton Hinkle

Case from Pittsburg, KS dated Dec 25, 1902

Victim Details

Milton Hinkle

Male

Pittsburg

KS

1902-12-25

41

Milton

Hinkle

07/01/2026

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On the cold Christmas Eve of 1902 in Pittsburg, Kansas, a sense of holiday cheer was tragically interrupted by violence. Milton Hinkle, a 41-year-old male police officer, found himself in a fatal confrontation while attempting to arrest a local man for disorderly conduct. The situation quickly spiraled out of control as the man, aided by several friends, resisted arrest. In the ensuing struggle, one of the individuals managed to overpower Officer Hinkle, seizing his own gun and firing a single, ...
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