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On the sweltering Fourth of July in 1907, a day of celebration turned tragic near the town of Porum, in what was then the Indian Territory of Oklahoma. Special Deputy Marshal Samuel Elgin 'Sam' Roberts, a 49-year-old lawman, was attending a community picnic, not just for the festivities, but to uphold the law. He and another deputy were investigating reports of illegal liquor being sold at a soda stand at the gathering.
As the deputies approached the stand to conduct a search, the operato ...Read More
As the deputies approached the stand to conduct a search, the operato ...Read More
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Samuel Elgin Sam Roberts
Male
White / Caucasian
Porum
OK
1907-07-04
49
Samuel
Elgin Sam Roberts
11/25/2025
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I recently came across the case of Samuel Elgin "Sam" Roberts, and it's really stuck with me. I can'... ...Read More
10/16/2023
10/16/2023
Has anyone else been following the details about what happened to Deputy Marshal Sam Roberts back in... ...Read More
10/11/2023
10/11/2023
Hey everyone,
I was thinking a lot about the soda stand operators involved in the tragic death of... ...Read More
01/26/2023
I was thinking a lot about the soda stand operators involved in the tragic death of... ...Read More
01/26/2023
