Sher Griffiths

Death by Force

On the cold evening of February 17, 1988, Detective Sherman Griffiths, a 36-year-old male and an eight-year veteran of the Boston Police Department, was part of a Drug Control Unit operation in the Dorchester neighborhood. The team was tasked with serving a search warrant at a third-floor apartment located at 104 Bellevue Street, a known location for illegal narcotics sales. At approximately 8:00 PM, as Detective Griffiths attempted to breach the apartment door with a sledgehammer, a sudden burs ...Read More