South Carolina Highway Patrol, South Carolina
End of Watch: Saturday, October 29, 1988
Age: 41
Tour of Duty: 16 years
Badge Number: 699
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: 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 in 1999. He had been found guilty in two previous trials and the other two trials resulted in hung juries.
Trooper Radford had served with the South Carolina Highway Patrol for 16 years. He was survived by his wife, daughter, mother, and three siblings.