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Case Description
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In the quiet, early morning hours of June 18, 1977, the life of Deputy Sheriff Clifford Phillip Payne, a 38-year-old White/Caucasian male, was tragically cut short in New Cordell, Oklahoma. Payne, a dedicated officer with the Washita County Sheriff's Office, was participating in an operation to arrest a 17-year-old male on a marijuana charge. Accompanied by an undercover narcotics agent, he approached the young man's residence around 1:30 a.m.

As the officers attempted to make the arrest, ...Read More
Victim Details

Clifford Phillip Payne

Male

White / Caucasian

New Cordell

OK

1977-06-18

49

Clifford

Phillip Payne

11/23/2025