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Henry Koebel

Case from Manhattan, NY dated May 26, 1978

Victim Details

Henry J. Koebel

Male

White / Caucasian

Manhattan

NY

1978-05-26

27

Henry

Koebel

07/19/2026

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In the bustling Port Authority Bus Terminal in Manhattan, a place of constant motion and fleeting encounters, the life of 27-year-old Port Authority Police Officer Henry J. Koebel came to a sudden and violent end. On Friday, May 26, 1978, what began as a routine interaction escalated into a fatal confrontation that left a wife without her husband and a city mourning a fallen officer.

Earlier in the day, Officer Koebel had removed a homeless man from the terminal for harassing people. Abou ...
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