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Deputy William Gene "Bill" Truesdale, aged 47, was tragically killed in the line of duty on January 27, 1981, in Alexandria, Virginia. Deputy Truesdale was born on July 29, 1933, in South Carolina. He served in the Navy during the Korean War and later worked in various law enforcement roles, including with the Fairmount Heights Police Department in Maryland and the District of Columbia Department of Corrections at Lorton prison. In 1973, he joined the Alexandria Sheriff's Office, where he initia ...Read More
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William Gene Bill Truesdale,
Male
Alexandria
VA
1981-01-27
47
William
Truesdale
11/08/2025






