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Harry Clinch Kavanaugh

Case from Anchorage, AK dated Jan 03, 1924

Victim Details

Harry Kavanaugh

Male

White / Caucasian

Anchorage

AK

1924-01-03

43

Harry

Clinch Kavanaugh

Primary Suspect Deceased

07/12/2026

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Male, age 43, white male, Harry C. Kavanaugh was the chief of police in Anchorage when a call came in about a man terrorizing his neighbors during a drunken rampage on January 2, 1924. Kavanaugh went to serve a warrant with another officer. Inside the suspect's cabin he saw the man holding a shotgun; recognizing the danger, he turned and ran. The suspect stepped outside and fired twice from distance, striking Kavanaugh in the back. Wounded, the chief held on for roughly sixteen hours before dyin ...
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