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Corp Eric Evine Sutphin

Case from Blacksburg, VA dated Aug 21, 2006

Victim Details

Corp Eric Evine Sutphin

Male

White / Caucasian

Blacksburg

VA

2006-08-21

40

Corp

Eric Evine Sutphin

07/18/2026

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On a summer day in August 2006, the life of 40-year-old Corporal Eric Evine Sutphin of the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office was tragically cut short. The events leading to his death began on August 20, 2006, when an inmate named William Morva was taken to Montgomery Regional Hospital for treatment of minor injuries. While at the hospital, Morva, who was awaiting trial on attempted armed robbery charges, managed to overpower a sheriff's deputy. He used a metal toilet-paper container to knock th ...
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