In the summer of 1977, the community of Columbia Heights, Minnesota, was shaken by the tragic death of one of its own. Curtis John Ramsdell, a 45-year-old White / Caucasian male, was a dedicated police officer with 14 years of service to the Columbia Heights Police Department. His life was cut short on July 30, 1977, during what began as a routine arrest.
On that fateful day, Officer Ramsdell and his partner had taken a driver into custody for driving under the influence, along with his p
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