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©2011 Richard F. Selcer and Kevin S. Foster All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Permissions: University of North Texas Press 1155 Union Circle #311336 Denton, TX 76203-5017 The paper used in this book meets the minimum requirements of the American National Standard for Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, z39.48.1984. Binding materials have been chosen for durability. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Selcer, Richard F. Written in blood : the history of Fort Worth’s fallen lawmen / by Richard F. Selcer and Kevin S. Foster.—1st ed. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-57441-295-6 (cloth : alk. paper)— ISBN 978-1-57441-296-3 (pbk. : alk. paper) ISBN 978-1-57441-442-4 (ebook) 1. Peace officers—Texas—Tarrant County—Biography. 2. Police murders—Texas— Tarrant County. 3. Tarrant County (Tex.)—Biography. I. Foster, Kevin, 1960– II. Title. HV8145.T4S45 2010 363.2092'2764531—dc22 2010024002 Title page image: While the city was hopefully on good behavior, forty-four members of the Fort Worth Police Department gathered on the front lawn of city hall in the spring of 1913 for a group picture, in a variety of hats and helmets, but all in coat and tie. Pictured here are many of the men discussed in this book. Note the persons under the trees in the background looking on. (Courtesy Local History & Genealogy Dept., Fort Worth Public Library) Text design by Carol Sawyer/Rose Design ...

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