Lieutenant Raymond L. Corbitt, Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Police Department, Railroad Police

Lieutenant Raymond L. Corbitt

Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Police Department, Railroad Police

End of Watch Sunday, March 26, 1922

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Raymond L. Corbitt

Lieutenant Corbitt succumbed to gunshot wounds sustained two days earlier, when he caught two suspects burglarizing freight train No. 212 in the railroad's yards in Troy, Alabama.

One of the suspects was apprehended the following morning, convicted of his murder, and hung on June 23, 1922. The second suspect was arrested by railroad detectives in Jacksonville, Florida, on May 5, 1924. He was returned to Troy to face trial for Lieutenant Corbitt's murder.

Lieutenant Corbitt was survived by his wife and two young daughters.

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Incident Details

Cause Gunfire
Location Alabama
Incident Date Friday, March 24, 1922
Weapon Gun; Unknown type
Offender Executed in 1922

burglary

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Lt. Corbett,
On today, the 100th anniversary of your death I would just like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice as a Law Enforcement Officer.

R.I.P.
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