Joseph Elmer Mccain

Death by Force
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Detective Joseph Elmer McCain, a veteran law enforcement officer, succumbed to his injuries on January 29, 1988, at the age of 72. His death was a direct result of complications from gunshot wounds he had sustained 13 years earlier during a drug raid.

On the fateful day of the raid, Detective McCain was part of a team conducting an operation on Wood Avenue in the Hyde Park area of Boston, Massachusetts. The raid was aimed at dismantling a drug operation, and it was during this operation ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    Joseph Elmer Mccain

    Male

    White / Caucasian

    Boston

    MA

    1988-01-29

    72

    Joseph

    Elmer Mccain

    01/04/2025

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