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Detective James A. McCluskey of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department was fatally shot on October 21, 1904, while attempting to arrest suspects involved in an armed robbery. McCluskey, along with Detectives Thomas Dwyer and John Shea, had been investigating a robbery of an Illinois Central train. After receiving a tip from a prison guard, the detectives identified three ex-convicts as the primary suspects.
On the day of the incident, five detectives, including McCluskey, went to a ...Read More
On the day of the incident, five detectives, including McCluskey, went to a ...Read More
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James A. Mccluskey
Male
Saint-louis
MO
1904-10-21
James
Mccluskey
11/18/2025
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I recently stumbled upon the tragic case of Detective James A. McCluskey and was struck by the seque... ...Read More
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Hey everyone, I've been thinking a lot about the way Detective McCluskey and his colleagues walked i... ...Read More
09/17/2023
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