Wallace Monroe Simpson

Death by Force

Investigator Wallace Monroe Simpson, aged 41, tragically lost his life on October 23, 1951, in Petersburg, Virginia. He was a dedicated member of the Virginia State Police. On that fateful day, Investigator Simpson was involved in a critical incident with an escaped mental patient from the Central State Hospital near Petersburg. The suspect had fled while participating in a work crew on the hospital's farm and subsequently barricaded himself in a home adjoining the hospital property.

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Woodson Memorial Gallery - Virginia State Police

Investigator Wallace Monroe Simpson, age 41

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