Murder of Santos Rodriguez - Wikipedia
On the morning of July 24, 1973, in Dallas, Texas, 30-year-old Dallas Police Officer Darrell Lee Cain murdered Santos Rodriguez, a 12-year-old Mexican-American child. [1] Officer Cain and Officer Roy R. Arnold were investigating reports of a burglary at a Fina gas station when they took Santos Rodriguez and his 13-year-old brother David ...
Documentary Remembers 12-Year-Old Santos Rodriguez 50 …
Jul 26, 2023 · The murder of 12-year-old Santos Rodriguez by a Dallas police officer in 1973 had faded from much of the city's memory. Activists and a documentary maker aim to change that with...
Santos Rodriguez death in Dallas, 50 years later: A WFAA Special | wfaa.com
Jul 24, 2023 · Santos' death sparked outrage in Dallas' Latino community, but it took decades for the Dallas Police Department to apologize, and Cain never did.
How The Death Of A 12-Year-Old Changed The City Of Dallas
Jul 24, 2013 · Forty years ago, a white police officer shot and killed a 12-year-old boy who was handcuffed in a police car. Santos Rodriguez's death sparked outrage and spurred changes in the city's police...
50 years later: Dallas pays tribute to 12-year-old Santos Rodriguez ...
Jul 24, 2023 · A statue honoring Santos Rodriguez, a 12-year-old killed by a Dallas police officer in 1973, stands in Pike Park in downtown Dallas.
Dallas Police Chief Apologizes for 1973 Murder of Santos Rodriguez …
Jul 28, 2021 · Dallas Police Chief Apologizes for a 12-Year-Old Boy’s 1973 Killing by an Officer. Santos Rodriguez was being questioned in a theft case when the officer, Darrell Cain, who was playing Russian...
July 24, 1973: Twelve-Year-Old Santos Rodriguez Killed By Police
On July 24, 1973, 12-year-old Santos Rodriguez and his 13-year-old brother David were pulled from their home in Dallas, Texas, handcuffed, and put inside a police car. Officers accused them of robbing $8 from a vending machine at a nearby gas station. They denied it.
Community leaders remember ‘everyone’s child’ Santos Rodriguez…
Jul 24, 2023 · David Rodriguez, 13, (left) and his brother Santos Rodriguez, 12, stood by a relative's car in 1973 just one month before Santos was killed with a bullet to the brain fired by a Dallas police...
A Child, Murdered by a Police Officer, Gets Statue Dedicated in His ...
Feb 11, 2022 · A statue will be dedicated Saturday as a memorial nearly 50 years after the murder of Santos Rodriguez by a Dallas Police officer. The statue of the 12-year-old boy is in Pike Park where...
50 years ago, a Dallas police officer killed a handcuffed 12 ... - Axios
Jul 21, 2023 · Driving the news: Monday will mark the 50th anniversary of the night Dallas police officers took Santos Rodriguez from his bed, handcuffed him and his brother and put them in a police car. During his interrogation, the police officer shot Santos in the head in front of his 13-year-old brother.