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Brian Harrington

Case from Detroit, MI dated Oct 21, 1999

Victim Details

Brian Harrington

Male

Detroit

MI

1999-10

3

Brian

Harrington

06/28/2026

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In a tragic and disturbing case from Detroit, Michigan, 3-year-old Brian Harrington, a white male, was killed on October 15, 1999. The person responsible for his death was his own father, Paul Harrington, a former Detroit police officer and a Vietnam War veteran with a history of severe psychological problems. The young boy's life was cut short in a crime that echoed a previous tragedy involving his father.

On that October day, Paul Harrington shot and killed his wife, Wanda, as she slept ...
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