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In the early summer of 1901, a male, Silas Wilder, who served as the Chief of Police in Corbin, Kentucky, met a violent and untimely end. On Saturday, June 8th, a tense situation unfolded that would ultimately claim his life and that of a fellow lawman. Chief Wilder and Whitley County Deputy Sheriff David Branham were called to action to confront a man who was reportedly terrorizing the local citizens. The officers located the individual and, in the line of duty, attempted to place him under arr ...Read More
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Silas Wilder
Male
White / Caucasian
Corbin
KY
1901-06-08
Silas
Wilder
12/03/2025
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I've been looking into the Corbin incident from 1901, and it's absolutely gut-wrenching to think abo... ...Read More
09/05/2024
09/05/2024
I was recently reading about the shootout that took the lives of Chief Silas Wilder and Deputy David... ...Read More
07/02/2023
07/02/2023
