The Mysterious Death of Robert Hamrick

Episode 195

Robert Hamrick, Chief of the Rock Creek Police Department — Robert Hamrick

On a cold winter morning in March of 1970, Rock Creek, Ohio Police Chief Robert Hamrick radioed in that he was involved in a high speed pursuit. He never called in again. Hours later a deputy moving through the area came upon the scene of a hideous accident.

Chief Hamrick was found lying across the front seat of his cruisers whose lights and engine were off. He had sustained massive head and chest injuries and was barely clinging to life. Despite being flown to Cleveland for emergency brain surgery, Chief Hamrick succumbed to his injuries just nine days later.

While the Ashtabula County Sheriff's Department ultimately ruled Chief Hamrick's death to be the result of a car accident, rumors and speculation suggested something more sinister. Many believed there had been a massive cover up to conceal the truth: that Chief Hamrick was lured to that isolated stretch of road, ambushed and viciously beaten.

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Robert Hamrick | Unsolved Mysteries Wiki | Fandom

Robert Hamrick (1940-1970) - Find a Grave Memorial

21 Mar 1970, 9 - The Springfield Daily News at Newspapers.com

21 May 1989, Page 107 - The Akron Beacon Journal at Newspapers.com

30 Jul 1991, Page 5 - The Akron Beacon Journal at Newspapers.com

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Willoughby News Herald, Mar 18, 1970, p. 21

Ashtabula Star Beacon, Nov 7, 1999, p. 17