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Glendale Police Chief Jeff Beaton on the Murch Family Tragedy
(27:53) Featured interview...Former Glendale Police Chief Jeff Beaton joins us to discuss one of the most heartbreaking and nationally covered cases in St. Louis area history — the 2012 Murch family murder-suicide in Glendale, Missouri. Chief Beaton walks us through the 911 call, arriving on scene, the uncertainty surrounding the investigation, the role of the Major Case Squad, and the emotional toll cases involving children can have on officers.
We also discuss mental health, officer wellness, the realities of small-town policing, the Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics Missouri…
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