Bio & Incident Details
Age: Not available
Tour: 31 years
Badge # Not available
Cause: Gunfire
Weapon: Gun; Unknown type
Offender: Sentenced to life
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Detective Rudy Markl was shot and killed while he and his partner investigated a robbery. They observed a man sitting in a car parked in front of a pharmacy. When they the approached the vehicle the man exited and fled, with Detective Markl's partner in pursuit. Detective Markl then entered the pharmacy where he encountered three additional suspects who opened fire, mortally wounding him.
All four men were apprehended and charged with Detective Markl's murder. Two were convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to life. They were denied parole in 1937 and 1939. The other two were acquitted.
Detective Markl was survived by his wife.
