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Wallace Monroe Simpson

Case from Petersburg, VA dated Oct 23, 1951

Victim Details

Wallace Monroe Simpson

Male

White / Caucasian

Petersburg

VA

1951-10-23

41

Wallace

Monroe Simpson

07/30/2026

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On a tragic day in Petersburg, Virginia, October 23, 1951, Virginia State Police Investigator Wallace Monroe Simpson, a 41-year-old male, lost his life in the line of duty. His death came during a tense standoff with an escaped patient from the nearby Central State Hospital.

The incident began when the patient, who had been part of a work crew on the hospital's farm, managed to escape. He then barricaded himself inside a home adjacent to the hospital property. Law enforcement, including I ...
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