Daniel J. Janowski

Murdered
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On December 15, 1956, Daniel J. Janowski, a 30-year-old resident of Hartford, Connecticut, was tragically murdered during a robbery at Kurp's Gasoline Station in New Britain. Janowski had stopped at the station to refuel his vehicle, accompanied by his 18-month-old daughter, Cheryl Ann. After filling his car, he was approached by the assailants, who ordered him into the station's restroom, where he was shot twice in the head. Miraculously, his daughter was unharmed, as the perpetrators spared he ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    Daniel J. Janowski

    Male

    Hartford

    CT

    1956-12-15

    Daniel

    J. Janowski

    01/02/2025

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