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Donald Markham

Case from Chicago, IL dated Sep 02, 2015

Victim Details

Donald Markham

Male

White / Caucasian

Chicago

IL

2015-09-02

51

Donald

Markham

07/10/2026

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Donald Markham, a 51-year-old male police sergeant with the Chicago Police Department, tragically died on September 2, 2015. Initially, his death was ruled a suicide by the Cook County medical examiner's office, which stated that Markham had shot himself in his bed after a drunken argument with his wife, Dina Markham, who was also a Chicago police officer. However, this ruling was later challenged by the FBI, which conducted a yearlong investigation into the circumstances surrounding his death. ...
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  • Chicago Sun-Times: Chicago cop couple’s mysterious deaths under investigation
  • Chicago Sun-Times: EDITORIAL: Nine questions about the mysterious deaths of two cops
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