Bio & Incident Details
Age: 37
Tour: 8 years
Badge # Not available
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 5/14/1932
Weapon: Officer's handgun
Suspect: Never identified
· Leave a Reflection
· Add to My Heroes
· Update this memorial
Share this memorial:
%20unknown.%20No%20suspects%20were%20ever%20identified%20in%20his%20murder.
"Pin It")
Cattle Inspector Joseph Dillman was shot and killed with his own .38 Colt revolver near Safford, Arizona, at approximately 4:00 am by unknown assailants. His body was found in the backseat of his car with a single bullet wound to the head. A coroner's jury determined that he was murdered by person(s) unknown. No suspects were ever identified in his murder.
Inspector Dillman had served with the Arizona Livestock Sanitary Board for two years and had previously served with the United States Border Patrol for six years. He was survived by his wife and three children.
