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Maurice Dean

Case from Boston, MA dated Mar 01, 1974

Victim Details

Maurice Dean

Male

Boston

MA

1974-03-01

23

Maurice

Dean

07/15/2026

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On a tragic day in Boston, March 1, 1974, a promising young male art student at Northeastern University named Maurice Dean had his life cut short at the age of 23. He was fatally shot during a robbery, an event that would lead to a decades-long legal saga for the man convicted of his murder. The incident set in motion a chain of events that would be scrutinized and debated in the Massachusetts legal system for years to come.

Following an investigation into the shooting of Maurice Dean, Jo ...
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  • Newspapers.com: Obituary: Maurice Dean, art student at NU, shot in robbery (1974) - Newspapers.com
  • DRAYTON, COMMONWEALTH vs., 386 Mass. 39
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