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Small-Town Cops in the Crosshairs: The 1972 Sniper Slayings of Policemen William Davis and Richard Posey (Hardcover)
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Small-Town Cops in the Crosshairs: The 1972 Sniper Slayings of Policemen William Davis and Richard Posey (Hardcover)
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Loot Price R529
Discovery Miles 5 290
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The sniper killings of Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, policemen
William Davis and Richard Posey shocked the American public in
November 1972 and garnered national coverage on the major news
networks at the time. Fifty years later, this book, the first to
cover the slayings, details the cold-blooded ambush of the two
small-town law enforcement officers by a member of the murderous
Johnston gang. Using a high-powered rifle from a sniper's nest,
Johnston gang member Ancell Hamm gunned down the officers in the
early morning hours of 15 November 1972, just outside the town's
police station. Using period, local reportage and new interviews
with law enforcement officials who worked the case, the meticulous
investigation of the crime by members of the Pennsylvania State
Police, FBI, Chester County detectives, and local police
departments is recounted in detail, as is the trial. The book also
details the lives of the victims, and the loss suffered by their
families in this small south-eastern Pennsylvania town. The
foreword was written by former Pennsylvania Supreme Court justice
William H. Lamb, who, as Chester County district attorney in the
early 1970s, prosecuted the case. The book also includes new
interviews with the convicted killer.
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Imprint: |
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
February 2023 |
Authors: |
Bruce E. Mowday
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152mm (L x W) |
Format: |
Hardcover
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Pages: |
160 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-7643-6442-6 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
True stories >
Crime
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LSN: |
0-7643-6442-1 |
Barcode: |
9780764364426 |
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