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Heroes Live Forever Podcast

Each podcast pays tribute to law enforcement officers who have made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty. behindbadge.substack.com

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"Heroes Live Forever" - the story of Kirkwood (MO)...

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2024/10/22

McLean, VA (October 22, 2024) - On the evening of February 7, 2008, a man with a history of disrupting city council meetings in Kirkwood, Missouri, made his final visit to City Hall. He left a note for his brother, saying, “The truth will win in the end.” Armed with a large-caliber revolver, he confronted a 20-year police veteran, William K. Biggs Jr., outside of City Hall and opened fire. After killing Sgt. Biggs, the crazed gunman then burst into the City Council meeting where about 30 people

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3:03

"Heroes Live Forever" - the story of the seven...

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2024/10/15

McLean, VA (October 15, 2024) - The deadliest year for correctional officers was 1971, when 17 were killed in the line of duty, including seven during the infamous Attica, New York prison riot. It began on Thursday, September 9, 1971, at approximately 8:50 a.m. Inmates gained control of the facility in a well-planned, violent attack against prison employees. The prisoners took 50 correctional officers and other civilian employees hostage. After four days of negotiations failed, a rescue force

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7:02

"Heroes Live Forever" - the story of Florida officers...

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2024/10/08

McLean, VA (October 8, 2024) - Every year in May, hundreds of officers, survivors of the fallen and citizen supporters gather in Tallahassee, Florida, to honor and remember those across the state who have died in law enforcement service. In 2010, then National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund Chairman and CEO Craig Floyd spoke at that memorial service. He told the stories of several Florida officers who had left an impression on him and many others. One of them, Charles “Ray” Shinholser

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2:57

"Heroes Live Forever" - the story of Dallas Police...

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2024/10/01

McLean, VA (October 1, 2024) - On November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was shot and mortally wounded by an assassin in Dallas, Texas at approximately 12:30 p.m. It was less than an hour later when Dallas Police Officer J.D. Tippit spotted a suspicious man who fit the description of the assassin. After some brief discussion with the suspect through the passenger side window of his patrol vehicle, Officer Tippit exited his car and approached the man. But before any further questions could

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3:02

"Heroes Live Forever" - the story of Jackson County...

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2024/09/24

McLean, VA (September 24, 2024) - Around 5 p.m. on January 30, 2007, Mellie McDaniel was talking on her mobile phone with her husband, Jackson County (FL) Sheriff John P. McDaniel, when she pulled into her driveway after shopping for groceries. She suddenly became concerned when another car pulled in behind her. She told her husband about the suspicious activity and then let out a long scream. Sheriff McDaniel immediately radioed for officers in the area to respond. Deputy Harold Michael “Mike”

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3:42

"Heroes Live Forever" - the story of Washington State...

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2024/09/17

McLean, VA (September 17, 2024) - Jayme Lee Biendl was a hard working star athlete who became a correctional officer with the Washington State Department of Corrections in 2003. On January 29, 2011, Correctional Officer Biendl was strangled to death with a microphone cord in the chapel of the Washington State Reformatory by an inmate who was serving a life sentence without parole for a series of violent attacks against women. The cold-blooded killer told investigators that the reason he strangled

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4:06

"Heroes Live Forever" - the three deadliest shootouts...

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2024/09/10

McLean, VA (September 10, 2024) - The three deadliest shootouts in law enforcement history claimed the lives of 16 law enforcement officers. The first occurred on December 15, 1890, when federal officers from the Bureau of Indian Affairs attempted to arrest the legendary Sioux Indian leader, Sitting Bull. Six officers were killed. On January 2, 1932, Greene County (MO) Sheriff Marcell Hendrix took nine officers with him to arrest suspected cop killer, Harry Young, and his outlaw brothers. They

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4:01

"Heroes Live Forever" - the story of Maryland State...

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2024/09/03

McLean, VA (September 3, 2024) - Wesley Brown grew up in a tough Maryland neighborhood. During his teenage years, he was stabbed in one incident and shot in another. He could have succumbed to the evil elements that surrounded him. But thanks to a loving family, Wesley did not let that happen. At the age of 20 he became a Maryland State Trooper. That same year, 2007, Wesley also launched a mentorship program for at-risk youth called, “Young Men Enlightening Younger Men.” For the next three

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4:37

"Heroes Live Forever" - the story of U.S. Capitol...

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2024/08/27

McLean, VA (August 27, 2024) - The United States Capitol Police (USCP) held a ceremony this past Saturday to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the line of duty death of USCP Sgt. Christopher Eney. By all accounts Sgt. Eney was an exemplary officer and “one of the best supervisors on the department,” according to a colleague. On August 24, 1984, he was shot and killed inadvertently by a fellow officer—and good friend—during a training exercise. Chris left behind a wife, Vivian, and two young

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4:41

"Heroes Live Forever"--the story of Fairfax County...

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2024/08/20

McLean, VA (August 20, 2024) - For the last four years of his distinguished career as a correctional officer with the Fairfax County (VA) Sheriff’s Office, Frederick H. “Butch” Cameron Jr. was assigned to the Facilities Services Section. And during the height of the pandemic he led the response team that sanitized and sterilized high use and Covid-infected areas for the protection of inmates and staff. This work, and his close proximity to inmates put him at great personal risk. At least one in

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4:36

"Heroes Live Forever"--the story of Saugus (MA)...

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2024/08/13

McLean, VA (August 13, 2024) - On June 18, 1985, Saugus (MA) Police Officer Harold L. Vitale attempted to arrest an 18-year-old driver with outstanding warrants. The suspect rolled the car window up trapping Officer Vitale’s arm and took off, dragging the 14-year police veteran at speeds up to 40 miles per hour. As the other occupants in the car screamed for the driver to stop, Officer Vitale was rammed into a street sign and killed. Officer Vitale left behind a large and close-knit family. They

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3:13

"Heroes Live Forever"--the story of Alexandria (VA)...

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2024/08/06

McLean, VA (August 6, 2024) - On March 22, 1989, a hostage-taker high on drugs shot two Alexandria (VA) police officers. Corporal Charlie Hill, a highly respected 13-year police veteran, was killed. His partner, Officer Andy Chelchowski was severely injured. Officer Chelchowski returned to the job he loved, but he never fully recovered from the physical and emotional pain that resulted from the shooting and the loss of his partner. Four years after the incident Officer Chelchowski died by

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3:18

"Heroes Live Forever"--the story of Martha Dixon...

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2024/07/30

McLean, VA (July 29, 2024) - Nearly 30 years ago, on November 22, 1994, a street-tough named Bennie Lee Lawson walked into the cold case squad office at Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police headquarters and, without saying a word, opened fire. More than 40 shots were exchanged between Lawson and the four officers in the room. FBI Special Agents Martha Dixon Martinez and Mike Miller, and a no nonsense D.C. homicide detective named Henry “Hank” Daly were killed. Another FBI Special Agent, John

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2:54

"Heroes Live Forever"--the story of Billerica (MA)...

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2024/07/23

McLean, VA (July 16, 2024) - The date was March 27, 1985. Patrolman Thomas Strunk of the Billerica (MA) Police Department was off duty and running some errands with his wife, Nancy, and their three young sons. They were on their way home when Tom spotted a car ahead of them swerving all over the road. Suspecting that the driver was drunk and posed a serious threat to others on the roadway, Tom pulled the driver over. When Tom approached the man’s car and told the driver to step out of his

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"Heroes Live Forever"--the story of DEA Special Agent...

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2024/07/17

McLean, VA (July 17, 2024) - On February 7, 1985, the unthinkable happened. After leaving the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) Guadalajara Resident Office in Mexico to meet his wife for lunch, DEA Special Agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena was kidnapped, tortured and brutally murdered. The heinous criminals behind his death were the same Mexican drug lords he was tenaciously working to identify and bring to justice. While the drug traffickers thought they had eliminated a tough obstacle in

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3:35

"Heroes Live Forever"--the story of Virginia State...

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2024/07/09

McLean, VA (July 9, 2024) - October 23, 2002, was supposed to be Virginia State Trooper Mark Cosslett’s day off. But two serial snipers had been terrorizing the Washington, DC area. They had already killed 10 innocent people and seriously wounded three others. They had issued a chilling threat, saying, “Your children are not safe anywhere at any time.” Trooper Cosslett, the father of two young children, was not about to rest for even a moment. Around 5:30 pm that evening, he was patrolling the

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3:36

"Heroes Live Forever"--the story of U.S. Marshal...

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2024/07/02

McLean, VA (July 2, 2024) - In 1789, President George Washington appointed Robert Forsyth to be one of our nation’s original 13 U.S. Marshals. Marshal Forsyth, a Revolutionary War hero, was put in charge of what was then the Republic of Georgia. On January 11, 1794, while serving court papers in a civil suit, he was shot and killed. His killer, Beverly Allen, escaped twice after being convicted of the crime and was never recaptured. Robert Forsyth is one of more than 24,000 names now inscribed

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"Heroes Live Forever"--the story of Harry Aurandt

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2024/06/25

McLean, VA (June 25, 2024) - Tulsa (OK) Police Officer Harry Aurandt was mortally wounded on December 19, 1921, when he and Chief Detective Ike Wilkinson were shot in an ambush attack while investigating a suspicious vehicle. He left behind a three-year-old son who went on to become one of the most beloved figures in all of America. The son was named Paul Harvey Aurandt but, of course, we all know him simply as Paul Harvey—the most popular broadcaster in the history of American radio.Citizens

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"Heroes Live Forever"--the story of six lawmen killed...

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2024/06/18

McLean, VA (June 18, 2024) - Some of our nation’s most heinous criminals have been made famous and, in some cases, almost likable by pop culture. One of them was a cold-blooded cop killer by the name of William Bonney (aka, “Billy the Kid”). He died in 1881 at the young age of 21, but during his short reign of terror he shot and killed six lawmen. Shockingly, in 2010, New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson actually considered granting a pardon to Bonney for the 1878 murder of Lincoln County (NM)

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3:47

"Heroes Live Forever"--the story of Fred Morrone

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2024/06/11

One of the 72 law enforcement officers who died on 9/11, the deadliest day in law enforcement history, was Fred Morrone, Superintendent of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department. When word reached him moments after terrorists flew a jetliner into the World Trade Center, Superintendent Morrone left his Jersey City (NJ) office and rushed through the Holland Tunnel to lead the rescue effort. His wife and son were watching the horrors of 9/11 unfold on television. “Before the

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