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Richard Wayne Clark

Case from Chicago, IL dated Apr 03, 1986

Victim Details

Richard Wayne Clark

Female

White / Caucasian

Chicago

IL

1986-04-03

48

Richard

Wayne Clark

07/08/2026

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Patrolman Richard Wayne Clark, a 48-year-old white male, was a dedicated officer with the Chicago Police Department, serving for over 17 years. On April 3, 1986, he responded to a call about a "man with a gun" at 1427 West Lill Avenue in Chicago, Illinois. The suspect, John Pasch Jr., a 57-year-old white male, had just murdered his landlord, Leslie Shearer, a 45-year-old white male, in the gangway of the building. Shearer's sister, Mary Wagner, a 69-year-old white female, witnessed the murder an ...
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