Roy Bendure

Roy Bendure

biography
Roy Bendure
Police Chief
Decatur Police
private detective
American Detective Association
Illinois Traction System
Vandeventer
Decatur Daily Review
Decatur, IL
1910
Photo File: Biography
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Photograph of Roy Bendure (d. 7/23/1932), former chief of police in Decatur. He was appointed chief of police in 1909, and discharged by Mayor Borchers in 1910. He worked as a private detective, and a special agent for the Illinois Traction System. Later, he was connected with the American Detective Association. Bendure was the first to use bloodhounds in Decatur for detective work. He moved to Little Rock, AR, and then to Kansas City, MO where he was the head of the homicide squad. The photo was taken by Vandeventer, and used in the Decatur Daily Review on May 2, 1910.

Vandeventer, Decatur, IL

Photo File: Biography - Bendure, Roy

Decatur Daily Review, Decatur, IL
Decatur Public Library, Decatur, IL

5/2/1910

Roy Bendure

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