Murder Victim:
Daniel, a dedicated police officer, was murdered by his wife, Cynthia McDonnell on New Year's Eve 1998 with a .38 caliber handgun during his sleep in their bedroom. Money was her motive. Their daughter, Erin McDonnell, testified on the third day of her mother's murder trial in which Cynthia McDonnell showed little emotion. Erin avoided looking at her mother in court as she described hearing a sound early on the morning of Dec. 31, 1998, that she would later conclude was the gun blast that killed her father.
An intricate, detailed investigation led by the Michigan State Police led to the first-degree murder conviction of Cynthia McDonnell. Erin asked the judge to apply the maximum penalty on her mother for taking her father's life. The sentence was life in prison without the possibility of parole...The story was featured on Forensic Files Season 8-Episode 28 'Bed of Deceit'...
Daniel served our country with the U.S. Air Force, Rye, NY Police Dept and Albuquerque Police Dept. He loved drawing, fishing, automotive repair, construction, dogs, horses, Irish heritage and history, American Civil War history, baseball, fire arms, movies, music, television, Lipton tea, reading books, magazines and newspapers. Dan was also affiliated with the Ancient Order of Hibernians and the Fraternal Order of Police...
Daniel, a dedicated police officer, was murdered by his wife, Cynthia McDonnell on New Year's Eve 1998 with a .38 caliber handgun during his sleep in their bedroom. Money was her motive. Their daughter, Erin McDonnell, testified on the third day of her mother's murder trial in which Cynthia McDonnell showed little emotion. Erin avoided looking at her mother in court as she described hearing a sound early on the morning of Dec. 31, 1998, that she would later conclude was the gun blast that killed her father.
An intricate, detailed investigation led by the Michigan State Police led to the first-degree murder conviction of Cynthia McDonnell. Erin asked the judge to apply the maximum penalty on her mother for taking her father's life. The sentence was life in prison without the possibility of parole...The story was featured on Forensic Files Season 8-Episode 28 'Bed of Deceit'...
Daniel served our country with the U.S. Air Force, Rye, NY Police Dept and Albuquerque Police Dept. He loved drawing, fishing, automotive repair, construction, dogs, horses, Irish heritage and history, American Civil War history, baseball, fire arms, movies, music, television, Lipton tea, reading books, magazines and newspapers. Dan was also affiliated with the Ancient Order of Hibernians and the Fraternal Order of Police...
Murder Victim:
Daniel, a dedicated police officer, was murdered by his wife, Cynthia McDonnell on New Year's Eve 1998 with a .38 caliber handgun during his sleep in their bedroom. Money was her motive. Their daughter, Erin McDonnell, testified on the third day of her mother's murder trial in which Cynthia McDonnell showed little emotion. Erin avoided looking at her mother in court as she described hearing a sound early on the morning of Dec. 31, 1998, that she would later conclude was the gun blast that killed her father.
An intricate, detailed investigation led by the Michigan State Police led to the first-degree murder conviction of Cynthia McDonnell. Erin asked the judge to apply the maximum penalty on her mother for taking her father's life. The sentence was life in prison without the possibility of parole...The story was featured on Forensic Files Season 8-Episode 28 'Bed of Deceit'...
Daniel served our country with the U.S. Air Force, Rye, NY Police Dept and Albuquerque Police Dept. He loved drawing, fishing, automotive repair, construction, dogs, horses, Irish heritage and history, American Civil War history, baseball, fire arms, movies, music, television, Lipton tea, reading books, magazines and newspapers. Dan was also affiliated with the Ancient Order of Hibernians and the Fraternal Order of Police...
Daniel, a dedicated police officer, was murdered by his wife, Cynthia McDonnell on New Year's Eve 1998 with a .38 caliber handgun during his sleep in their bedroom. Money was her motive. Their daughter, Erin McDonnell, testified on the third day of her mother's murder trial in which Cynthia McDonnell showed little emotion. Erin avoided looking at her mother in court as she described hearing a sound early on the morning of Dec. 31, 1998, that she would later conclude was the gun blast that killed her father.
An intricate, detailed investigation led by the Michigan State Police led to the first-degree murder conviction of Cynthia McDonnell. Erin asked the judge to apply the maximum penalty on her mother for taking her father's life. The sentence was life in prison without the possibility of parole...The story was featured on Forensic Files Season 8-Episode 28 'Bed of Deceit'...
Daniel served our country with the U.S. Air Force, Rye, NY Police Dept and Albuquerque Police Dept. He loved drawing, fishing, automotive repair, construction, dogs, horses, Irish heritage and history, American Civil War history, baseball, fire arms, movies, music, television, Lipton tea, reading books, magazines and newspapers. Dan was also affiliated with the Ancient Order of Hibernians and the Fraternal Order of Police...
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