In the early morning hours of July 23, 1973, a sense of unease settled over the city of Fall River, Massachusetts, as a dedicated police officer's life was tragically cut short. John W. Ruggiero, a 27-year-old Caucasian male and a respected officer with the Fall River Police Department, was on patrol when he observed a suspicious vehicle, a black Cadillac, traveling without its headlights on Pleasant Street. His instincts as a guardian of the city took over, and he began to follow the car. The C
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