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Photograph: Trooper George Tillman Radford

Patch image: South Carolina Highway Patrol, South Carolina






Trooper George Tillman Radford
South Carolina Highway Patrol
South Carolina

End of Watch: Saturday, October 29, 1988

Biographical Info
Age: 42
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available

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 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.

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