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Paul Heidelberger

Case from Queens, NY dated Jul 18, 1992

Victim Details

Paul Heidelberger

Male

White / Caucasian

Queens

NY

1992-07-18

28

Paul

Heidelberger

07/15/2026

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On a summer night in Queens, New York, the life of off-duty Police Officer Paul Heidelberger was cut tragically short. The 28-year-old male officer was attempting to break up a fight that had spilled out of a nightclub in the Bayside section of Queens on July 18, 1992. As Heidelberger was escorting some of the individuals involved to their cars, a bouncer from a neighboring bar, Patrick Bannon, returned to the scene with a 9mm handgun and opened fire on the group.

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    Has anyone else been following the Heidelberger case and the recent parole decision? I've been readi... ...Read More
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