U.S. Army · United States 
Murray Griffin
1986
Murray Wilson Griffin served the U.S. Army for 3 years.
How He Died
Manner
Homicide
Cause
Gunshot wound
Mechanism
Firearm
What Happened
Village Marshal Murray Griffin was shot and killed with his own weapon after he responded to a domestic disturbance call at 211 Main Street in Belle Center. Other responding officers found him shot to death and the female complainant stabbed to death. A suspect was arrested approximately four years later, but all charges were dropped, and no new charges were ever filed. Marshal Griffin was a World War II veteran and had served with the Bell Center Village Police Department for 25 years. He is buried in Fair View Cemetery, Belle Center, Ohio.
Service Record
U.S. Army
1943 – 1945
Also Served
Belle Center Village Police Department
Village Marshal
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