ALDEN MCLAUGHLIN
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Officer Rank: Customs Inspector
Memorial Panel: 8-E: 28
Department: U.S. Customs Service
End of Watch: August 31, 1871
Cause: SHOT
Age: 30
Years of Service: Unk
Description: Customs Inspector McLaughlin was murdered by smugglers for the purpose of preventing his appearance as a witness at their trial. Inspector McLaughlin had previously seized livestock the suspects had transported from Mexico. Inspector McLaughlin had been missing for six weeks before his remains were discovered in the desert.
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