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Robert A. bob Dickerson

Case from Doniphan, KS dated Oct 23, 1899

Victim Details

Robert A. “bob” Dickerson

Male

White / Caucasian

Doniphan

KS

1899-10-23

46

Robert

A. bob Dickerson

07/09/2026

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In the autumn of 1899, a sense of duty called Officer Robert A. Dickerson to assist fellow lawmen in the town of Doniphan, located in Doniphan County, Kansas. A store robbery had been committed, and a posse was formed to track down the perpetrators. Officer Dickerson, a member of the Atchison Police Department, joined the pursuit of the suspects. The chase led them first to an abandoned house, but the criminals managed to slip away.

The posse tracked the suspects to a nearby river, where ...
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