Kenneth Ward

Death by Force

On the evening of May 24, 1979, a routine inspection at the United States Port of Entry in Lynden, Washington, turned deadly for 34-year-old, White male, U.S. Customs Inspector Kenneth G. Ward. What began as a standard secondary screening of a couple entering from Canada escalated into a violent confrontation that ended his life. The two individuals, Artie Ray Baker, 26, and his companion Marie Laure Ferreboeuf, 26, had aroused suspicion due to their lack of luggage after claiming a three-day tr ...Read More