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Name Murdered in Date
Kumblern, CalvinPueblo, CAMay 22, 1900
Planz, HenrySan Jose, CANovember 11, 1889
Wallace, Washington H.La Junta, CAMarch 25, 1902
Ruggles, JohnRedding, CaliforniaJuly 24, 1892
Ruggles, CharlesRedding, CaliforniaJuly 24, 1892
Holmes, John M.San Jose, CANovember 26–27, 1933
Thurmond, Thomas HaroldSan Jose, CANovember 26–27, 1933
Johnson, Clyde L.Yreka, CAAugust 3, 1935
Collier, AltonCoronado, CAApril 27, 1946

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