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Oliver Wilhite

Case from Danville, IN dated May 26, 1911

Victim Details

Oliver William Wilhite

Male

Danville

IN

1911-05-26

58

Oliver

Wilhite

07/23/2026

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On a spring day in 1911, what began as a routine civil matter tragically escalated into a double homicide that shook the community of Danville, Indiana. Constable Oliver William Wilhite, a 58-year-old officer with the Danville Metropolitan Police Department, was tasked with serving a writ of restitution. The legal document required a man to vacate his father's property in Liberty Township, a rural area about two miles south of Clayton. Accompanied by a deputized citizen, Constable Wilhite arrive ...
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