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Daniel C. Vreeland

Case from Detroit, MI dated Aug 11, 1911

Victim Details

Daniel C. Vreeland

Male

Detroit

MI

1911-08-11

43

Daniel

C. Vreeland

06/22/2026

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In August of 1911, a tragic misunderstanding led to the untimely death of Daniel C. Vreeland, a 43-year-old male Railroad Detective in Detroit, Michigan. The incident, which also resulted in the death of his partner, Railroad Detective Frank J. Cook, was not the result of a criminal act in the typical sense, but rather a fatal error in judgment by a fellow law enforcement officer. Vreeland and Cook were shot and killed by a railroad police officer from a different railroad company in a case of m ...
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