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Thomas Edward

Death by Force
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Night Watchman Thomas Edward Drawbond, aged 51, tragically lost his life on March 19, 1909, while patrolling the Norfolk and Western Railroad tracks near Vesuvius, Virginia. Drawbond was ambushed and shot from behind with a shotgun while he was on foot, checking the railroad bridges along the South River in an area known as Cedar Ridge Cut. The assailant then stole Drawbond's service revolver and personal belongings before placing his body on the railroad tracks. His body was discovered the next ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    Night Watchman Thomas Edward Drawbond

    Male

    Vesuvius

    VA

    1909-03-19

    51

    Thomas

    Edward

    11/04/2025

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