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West Kentucky High Iron
9:00 am
Sun March 3, 2013

Remembering Railroad Detective Richard Kelley

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Credit John Paul Henry Photography
Former prosecutor, FBI Agent, and Paducah mayor Albert Jones at the site of Illinois Central Special Agent Richard Kelley's murder, the former South IC Yard in Paducah.
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Albert Jones demonstrates what Kelley was doing when he was shot and killed.
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Albert Jones describing the murder of IC Special Agent Richard Kelley
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Credit Janice Cromwell
IC Special Agent Richard (Dick) Kelley around the time of his murder
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Credit Todd Hatton
Richard and Hallie Mae Kelley's graves in Paducah's Oak Grove Cemetery

On an unseasonably cool May night in 1935, railroad special agent Richard Kelley was gunned down by thieves trapped in a freight car in Paducah's south Illinois Central yard.  Todd Hatton speaks with Kelley's daughter about his legacy, and with the former prosecutor and Paducah mayor who wants to make sure the policeman is remembered.

  • The story of Richard Kelley's murder, and the family he left behind.

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