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Wallace B. McClure
- Feb. 08, 1928 -
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Resided: |
IN, USA
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Born: | Unk |
Fallen: | Feb. 08, 1928 |
Race/Sex: | Caucasian Male / 58 yrs. of age |
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Dept: | Tippecanoe County Sheriff's Dept.
IN
USA |
Dept. Type: | County/Police |
Hero's Rank: | Deputy |
Sworn Date: | Unk |
FBI Class: | Homicide - Gun |
Weapon Class: | Police |
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Fatal Incident Summary
Offender: |
No Info
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Location: |
IN
USA
Wed. Feb. 08, 1928
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Summary: |
Deputy Wallace McClure and Deputy John Grove were shot and killed while transporting two juvenile prisoners to the Pendleton Penitentiary in Deputy Grove's car.
The prisoners had been convicted of armed robbery and about to serve two to 20 year sentences in prison. When they failed to arrive at the penitentiary, a nationwide manhunt began and the next day the prisoner's uncle saw the prisoners driving Deputy Grove's car near Danville, Illinois. Two days later, the car was found abandoned in Decatur, Illinois, and Deputy Grove's hat was found east of Lafayette near Maple Point.
The bodies of Deputies McClure and Grove were found on February 16 in a field west of Covington in Warren County. Sometime during the transport the prisoners were able to gain control of the deputy's weapons and executed both of them.
One of the prisoners was arrested on May 21 at his uncle's home in West Lafayette and on June 9, he was sentenced to life in prison for murder. After more than three years, the other prisoner was captured in Albuquerque, New Mexico, using an alias name, confessed to the murders and was sentenced to life in prison on January 8, 1932.
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