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Daniel Faulkner

Case from Philadelphia, PA dated Dec 09, 1981

Victim Details

Daniel J. Faulkner

Male

White / Caucasian

Philadelphia

PA

1981-12-09

25

Daniel

Faulkner

07/06/2026

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In the early morning hours of December 9, 1981, a palpable tension hung in the Philadelphia air that would soon culminate in a tragedy that continues to reverberate through the city's history. Daniel Faulkner, a 25-year-old white male and a five-year veteran of the Philadelphia Police Department, was conducting a seemingly routine traffic stop. He had pulled over a light blue Volkswagen being driven the wrong way down a one-way street by William Cook. An altercation erupted between Officer Faulk ...
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