John Donahue

Death by Force

John “Jack” Donahue, a 38-year-old White male and Chief of Detectives with the Hot Springs Police Department in Arkansas, was killed on December 25, 1902. It was Christmas Day in a busy resort town, and the call that drew him into the street involved a man accused of a brutal assault. Donahue moved to confront the suspect, the kind of direct, steady action that had marked his years in local law enforcement.

According to contemporary accounts preserved by memorial records, the suspect ...Read More

Chief of Detectives John "Jack" Donahue

Chief Detective John Donahue, age 38

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