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Roy Dean Ratliff
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Gender
Male
Age
37 yrs
Nationality
United States
Marital Status
Unknown
Date of Death
08/01/2002
Location
Isabella Walker Pass Rd Lake Isabella CA 93255 Kern
Cause of Death
Deadly force
Roy Dean Ratliff abducted two teenage girls in Lancaster, prompting the first use of an Amber Alert in California, and took them to Kern County, where deputies Jim Stratton and Larry Thatcher shot Ratliff and rescued the girls.
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Alleged Responsible Party
Kern County Sheriff's Office
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