John W. LEiter
Agency: Kansas City Police Department, MO
Officer John W. Leiter was born in Marion, Kansas on April 16th, 1899 to Charles and Margaret Leiter. Officer Leiter served with the Kansas City Police Department for 5 years.
On December 15, 1926, Officer Leiter was riding his motorcycle on Twenty-third Street. Nearing the intersection of 23rd Street and Park Avenue, he struck a pothole and was thrown to the pavement. He was taken to St. Luke's Hospital, suffering from a skull fracture. Officer Leiter died at the hospital, on December 16, 1926.
Officer Leiter was survived by his wife and his brother, George.
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