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Jailer

Barry G. Griffin

Ray County Sheriff's Department, Missouri

End of Watch: Thursday, May 23, 1867

Bio & Incident Details

Age: 73

Tour: Not available

Badge # Not available

Cause: Gunfire

Incident Date: 5/23/1867

Weapon: Gun; Unknown type

Suspect: Case never tried

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Jailer Barry Griffin, and his son, Deputy George Griffin, were shot and killed by a group of men who rode into Richmond to rob a bank.

The suspects were brothers known as the James-Younger Gang who shot and killed Deputy Edwin Daniels, of the St. Clair County, Missouri, Sheriff's Department, on March 17, 1874. The James-Younger Gang was also connected to the death of Bureau of Indian Affairs Police Officer Frank West in 1886 by the husband of Bell Starr, an accomplice of the James-Younger Gang.

Jailer Griffin was survived by his wife and was buried in Pioneer Cemetery, Richmond, Ray County, Missouri.

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