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Nicholas Bodkin

Case from Covington, KY dated Nov 13, 1902

Victim Details

Nicholas Bodkin

Male

White / Caucasian

Covington

KY

1902-11-13

41

Nicholas

Bodkin

06/21/2026

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In the fading light of a November evening in 1902, Kenton County Deputy Sheriff Nicholas Bodkin, a 41-year-old male, found himself called to a disturbance that would abruptly end his life. The altercation was unfolding at a saloon, situated directly across from the Covington police station on Court Avenue. Inside, an off-duty Covington policeman, Robert Brown, had been drinking and had started a quarrel with two other men. Deputy Bodkin, along with his partner, Deputy John D. McInerney, responde ...
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  • Deputy Sheriff Nicholas Bodkin - Officer Down Memorial Page (ODMP)
  • Deputy Sheriff Nicholas Bodkin | Kenton County Sheriff's Office
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    Has anyone else here thought about the incredibly lenient sentence the officer received for taking D... ...Read More
    09/19/2024
    Did anyone else dig into the aftermath of Deputy Bodkin's murder? It's such a sobering reminder of h... ...Read More
    03/01/2024
    I just keep coming back to the fact that this unfortunate event took place right across from the Cov... ...Read More
    07/16/2023
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