Trooper George Tillman Radford
South Carolina Highway Patrol
South Carolina
End of Watch: Saturday, October 29, 1988

Biographical Info
Age: 41
Tour of Duty: 16 years
Badge Number: 699

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Saturday, October 29, 1988
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Acquitted after five trials

Trooper George Radford was shot and killed while on duty. The suspect had submerged his body in a pond off of SC Highway 34, where it was found the following day.

The suspect in his murder was found not-guilty in his fifth trial. The juries in the previous four trials all found him guilty.

Trooper Radford was survived by his wife, daughter, mother, and three siblings.