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Donald Martin Burke

Death by Force
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In the late afternoon of April 16, 1980, Donald Martin Burke, a 37-year-old White male, was on duty as a Patrolman for the Hoquiam Police Department in Washington. The day took a tragic turn when he spotted a speeding vehicle in an industrial area near the border of Hoquiam and Aberdeen. What began as a seemingly routine traffic stop would quickly escalate into a fatal confrontation. Unbeknownst to Burke, the occupants of the station wagon were career criminals, Robert DeAngelis and Rodney Haged ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    Donald Martin Burke

    Male

    White / Caucasian

    Hoquiam

    WA

    1980-04-16

    37

    Donald

    Martin Burke

    11/09/2025

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