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Donald Rolker

Case from Brooklyn, NY dated Nov 27, 1963

Victim Details

Donald Rolker

Male

White / Caucasian

Brooklyn

NY

1963-11-27

42

Donald

Rolker

07/07/2026

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On the night of November 27, 1963, 42-year-old off-duty New York City Police Detective Donald Rolker was riding a Lexington Avenue IRT subway train home to Brooklyn after finishing his shift with the Midtown North Squad in Manhattan. As the train neared the last stop at Nostrand and Flatbush Avenues, he found himself in a nearly empty car with four young men who had set their sights on robbing him. When three of the men demanded his money, Detective Rolker, a veteran of the force since 1946, rea ...
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  • 3 GUILTY OF KILLING A DETECTIVE ON IRT (Published 1964)
  • Donald Rolker - The Detectives' Endowment Association
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    Considering the immense impact that Detective Rolker's murder had on the community, I've been thinki... ...Read More
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