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Pamela Harrington

Death by Force
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On December 19, 1975, 9-year-old White female Pamela Harrington was tragically killed in Detroit, Michigan, alongside her 28-year-old mother, Becky Harrington, and 4-year-old sister, Cassandra Harrington. The perpetrator was Pamela's father, Paul Harrington, a Detroit police officer and Vietnam War veteran. Using his service revolver, Paul Harrington fatally shot his estranged wife and two daughters in their apartment. The family had been living apart due to a recent separation. After the killin ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    Pamela Harrington

    Female

    Detroit

    MI

    1975

    9

    Pamela

    Harrington

    11/13/2025

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