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In the late hours of a February night in 1979, the life of Shelburn Town Marshal Clarence M. Kistner, a 43-year-old white male, was tragically cut short. On February 10th, outside a tavern in the nearby town of Farmersburg, Marshal Kistner was assisting other officers with a suspected drunk driver. A struggle ensued, and the suspect, a 37-year-old man, managed to gain control of Kistner's. 357-caliber revolver. A single, fatal shot was fired, striking the marshal.

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Victim Details

Clarene M. Kistner

Male

White / Caucasian

Shelburn

IN

1979-02-10

43

Clarene

Kistner

01/16/2026