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John F. Daley

Case from Detroit, MI dated Nov 17, 1904

Victim Details

John F. Daley

Male

White / Caucasian

Detroit

MI

1904-11-17

29

John

F. Daley

06/29/2026

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John F. Daley, a 29-year-old white man, was on patrol in Detroit’s business district when the night turned dangerous shortly before midnight on November 17, 1904. He came upon two burglars working at the rear of William Diedrich’s store at 75 Michigan Avenue, near Wayne Street—an alleyway that sat in the shadows behind a busy corner even after the shops closed.

The burglars had already started forcing a store window, and in the confusion of Daley’s attempt to stop them, gunfire c ...
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