In the early hours of January 7, 1993, a dedicated mother of six and a 14-year veteran of the Baton Rouge Police Department, Corporal Betty Dunn Smothers, was tragically killed. The 36-year-old female officer was off-duty from her primary role and working a second job as a security guard to provide for her family. Her life was cut short in a violent ambush, a stark reminder of the dangers faced by those who protect and serve. While in her marked patrol car, she was escorting a grocery store mana
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