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Dana Hill

Death by Force
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On a fateful evening in Revere Beach, Massachusetts, the life of 25-year-old Dana Hill was tragically cut short in a wave of senseless violence. The tragic events of September 20, 1981, began to unfold with an earlier altercation that had nothing to do with Hill. A friend of his, James Rich, was brutally stabbed by four men believed to be members of the Hells Angels motorcycle club after they mistook him for a member of a rival gang, the Devil's Disciples MC.

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    • Victim Details

    Dana Hill

    Male

    Revere Beach

    MA

    1981-09-20

    25

    Dana

    Hill

    11/08/2025

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