"Heroes Live Forever" - the story of Black Hawk County (IA) Deputy W. Fay Dilworth

Deputy W. Fay Dilworth

This devoted father purchased a Christmas tree for his six-year-old daughter in the morning before going to arrest a suspected rapist--he never made it home.

McLean, VA (December 17, 2024) - It was just a week before Christmas and Black Hawk County, Iowa, Deputy W. Fay Dilworth still had not found time to purchase and decorate the tree that he knew his six-year-old daughter, Betty, wanted so much. So, he began his work that Friday by going to a Christmas tree lot and picking out a particularly handsome tree and left instructions to have it delivered to his home that evening so he could decorate it with young Betty. Sadly, though, he never made it home. Later in the day he went with a colleague to arrest a suspected rapist and was shot and killed. When Betty heard the news, she held back her tears because her father had warned her about the dangers of the job and she had promised him not to cry if he never made it home. Listen to the podcast to learn more: https://behindbadge.substack.com/p/heroes-live-forever-the-story-of-c1a