Well-Known Texas Ranger Passed Away
Posted/updated on: January 2, 2013 at 2:09 am
LONGVIEW — Glenn Elliot, longtime Texas Ranger, and resident of Longview, died on Monday, Gregg County Judge Bill Stoudt tells KETK. Elliot had worked with the Texas Department of Public Safety, and was promoted to Texas ranger in 1961. Elliot retired from the Texas Rangers several years ago, but not before leaving his mark on important cases in the East Texas area.
One of the biggest cases he worked were the KFC murders in 1983. In 2008, Elliot testified in court 25 years after the murders, saying that he saw two key pieces of evidence — a blood-stained napkin and a cash register tape box — at the KFC restaurant in Kilgore. His testimony was used to connect Darnell Hartsfield and his cousin Romeo Pinkerton to the deaths of five people.
In October of 2011, a baseball field at Longview’s Lear Park was dedicated to Elliot, in recognition of his achievements in law enforcement. Elliot was also the focus of an exhibit at the Gregg County Historical Museum in 2012, and had written two books about his career.
