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Daniel Janowski

Case from Hartford, CT dated Dec 15, 1956

Victim Details

Daniel J. Janowski

Male

Hartford

CT

1956-12-15

Daniel

Janowski

07/18/2026

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On the evening of December 15, 1956, a chilling sequence of events unfolded, culminating in the tragic death of 30-year-old Daniel J. Janowski. His life was cut short during a crime spree that would later be known as the "Mad Dog killings," a series of brutal robberies and murders that terrorized Connecticut. Janowski, a male, was one of six victims who lost their lives at the hands of Joseph Taborsky and his accomplice, Arthur Culombe.

That fateful evening, Taborsky and Culombe arrived a ...
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  • Joseph "Mad Dog" Taborsky - Wikipedia
  • Daniel J. Janowski - National Gun Violence Memorial

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