In memory of
Bentley MacFarland Burnett
1908
- Their country
- United States of America
- Killed that day
- September 5, 1908, aged 60
Their life
Marshal Bentley Burnett was shot and killed while escorting a prisoner jail. Another man approached him from behind and demanded that he release the prisoner
When Marshal Burnett refused, the man shot him in the head, killing him.
The 35-year-old suspect, who claimed self defense, was tried and acquitted. He died two years later.
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