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Edward Crowley

Case from Boston, MA dated Mar 07, 1970

Victim Details

Edward Crowley

Male

White / Caucasian

Boston

MA

1970-03-07

61

Edward

Crowley

07/27/2026

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The death of Edward Crowley, a 61-year-old man from Boston, Massachusetts, is intricately linked to the tragic events surrounding the shooting of Frank Lynch in a hospital ward in April 1970. On the day of the incident, Crowley was a patient in the same hospital ward where Frank Lynch, an unarmed Black man, was fatally shot by Boston Police Officer Duggan.

The events unfolded when Officer Duggan was attempting to subdue a prisoner, Hassan, who was in the hospital for treatment. During the ...
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  • Newspapers.com: Second patient dies from hospital shooting (Edward Crowley 1970) - Newspapers.com
  • Newspapers.com: Hub Patient Shot in Scuffle With Policeman (Franklin Lynch and Edward Crowley 1970) - Newspapers.com
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