Hardin County Sheriff's Department, Kentucky
End of Watch Sunday, December 13, 1914
Add to My HeroesRobert Terry McMurtry
Sheriff Robert McMurtry was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a man wanted for murdering Special Deputy Marshal James Wood, of the Upton Police Department, three days earlier.
The man had been located at a home and Sheriff McMurtry went to arrest him. As he searched the house shot him while hiding in the attic.
The suspect was convicted of first degree murder and executed in the electric chair on July 30, 1915.
Sheriff McMurtry was survived by his wife.
Bio
- Age 36
- Tour Not available
- Badge Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire
- Weapon Gun; Unknown type
- Offender Executed in 1915
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Special Deputy Marshal James Wood
Upton Police Department, KY
EOW: December 10, 1914
Most Recent Reflection
View all 6 ReflectionsYour legacy lives on with your family, dear great-grandfather. You will never be forgotten. I wish I had known you. We still think of you and honor you. Rest in peace.
Sharon McMurtry Squibb
Great-grandaughter
December 31, 2021
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