RICHARD M LATHAM

Officer Rank: Inspector
Memorial Panel: 38-E: 8
Department: U.S. Customs Service
End of Watch: January 27, 1984
Cause: SHOT
Age: 50
Years of Service: 10
Description: Inspector Latham was abducted when he stopped a van carrying four armed men on the Rio Grande bridge in Texas who were suspected of robbery. Inspector Latham's body was found 150 miles away with a gunshot wound to the head. One suspect committed suicide while three other suspects were taken into custody.
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