On October 25, 1972, 27-year-old Arlington police officer Israel Peter Gonzalez Sr. was killed while conducting a routine check at the Arlington Trust Company in Crystal City. He entered the bank during a robbery carried out by a father and his two sons who had cut the bank’s phone lines and were disguised as telephone company employees. One of the suspects opened fire, striking Officer Gonzalez multiple times. Gonzalez returned fire and is believed to have wounded one of the assailants; a trail of blood was later found at the scene. The bank manager was also killed and a teller wounded.

The robbers fled and, with a fourth accomplice identified as William W. Graham, continued a crime spree that included travel to Houston and the hijacking of a plane to Cuba. Charles S. Tuller and his sons Jonathan and Bryce were convicted in 1975 and given life sentences; Charles Tuller later died in prison. William W. Graham was later located and pleaded guilty to two counts of murder and one count of attempted murder in 1993.

Does anyone have memories of Officer Gonzalez, the Arlington Trust Company, or the aftermath in Crystal City?