Divorced Matilda late 1940's
Married Mary Katherine Bolin 1 Jul 1950
From The
Indianapolis Star
April 22, 1963
Fay C. Davis, 65 years old, first head of the Indianapolis Police Department homicide division, died yesterday at West 10th Street Veterans Administration.
A detective most of the 22 years he was on the force, Mr. Davis, 7715 West 10th Street, had helped solve some of the most noted murders in the city's history. He retired in 1951. Born in the Brightwood area, Mr. Davis joined the force in 1928 and after breaking in on a walking beat and the emergency squad, soon was promoted to a detective sergeant assigned to homicide cases. Mr. Dais played a key role in the apprehension of five bandits who gunned down Sgt. Lester Jones in a 1932 holdup at 22nd and Yandes Streets. Mr. Davis and several other policemen traced the men to a farmhouse, where all traces of them seemed to vanish. A gun found in the getaway car was traced to a small Ohio town. This led to the arrest of the men, all of whom received life sentences for the killing. The detective's painstaking attention to what might seem like irrelevant detail was exemplified by his apprehension of a man who brutally raped an eight-year-old girl on West Washington Street many years ago. Working with practically no clues, Mr. Davis made a plaster cast of a peculiar heel print at the scene. He then rode a bus for several days in the vacinity of the girl's home, and found a bus driver who remembered two elderly women had been seated near the man and child. When the women were located they told him that the man was missing two fingers on one hand. But his diligence paid off with the arrest of a man who was positively identified by the victim. Already on parole for a previous rape conviction, the offender received a life sentence. Mr. Davis, who studied criminology at Indiana University, was appointed head of the homicide division upon its creation in 1948. He resigned from the force in 1951 and was a claim adjuster for State Auto Insurance Company until 1961. Last year, he started working as a bail bondsman. A veteran of World War I Mr. Davis was a member of North Park Masonic Lodge, Scottish Rite, Murat Shrine, Fraternal Order of Police and Retired Police Officers' Association.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Harry W. Moore Peace Chapel. Burial will be held in Memorial Park Cemetery.
Friends may call after 7 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Survivors include the widow, Mrs. Mary K Davis, a daughter, Mrs. Evelyn Durocher; a sister, Mrs. Esther L. Childs; his mother, Mrs. Agnes M. Davis, all of Indianapolis, and two grand children.
Married Mary Katherine Bolin 1 Jul 1950
From The
Indianapolis Star
April 22, 1963
Fay C. Davis, 65 years old, first head of the Indianapolis Police Department homicide division, died yesterday at West 10th Street Veterans Administration.
A detective most of the 22 years he was on the force, Mr. Davis, 7715 West 10th Street, had helped solve some of the most noted murders in the city's history. He retired in 1951. Born in the Brightwood area, Mr. Davis joined the force in 1928 and after breaking in on a walking beat and the emergency squad, soon was promoted to a detective sergeant assigned to homicide cases. Mr. Dais played a key role in the apprehension of five bandits who gunned down Sgt. Lester Jones in a 1932 holdup at 22nd and Yandes Streets. Mr. Davis and several other policemen traced the men to a farmhouse, where all traces of them seemed to vanish. A gun found in the getaway car was traced to a small Ohio town. This led to the arrest of the men, all of whom received life sentences for the killing. The detective's painstaking attention to what might seem like irrelevant detail was exemplified by his apprehension of a man who brutally raped an eight-year-old girl on West Washington Street many years ago. Working with practically no clues, Mr. Davis made a plaster cast of a peculiar heel print at the scene. He then rode a bus for several days in the vacinity of the girl's home, and found a bus driver who remembered two elderly women had been seated near the man and child. When the women were located they told him that the man was missing two fingers on one hand. But his diligence paid off with the arrest of a man who was positively identified by the victim. Already on parole for a previous rape conviction, the offender received a life sentence. Mr. Davis, who studied criminology at Indiana University, was appointed head of the homicide division upon its creation in 1948. He resigned from the force in 1951 and was a claim adjuster for State Auto Insurance Company until 1961. Last year, he started working as a bail bondsman. A veteran of World War I Mr. Davis was a member of North Park Masonic Lodge, Scottish Rite, Murat Shrine, Fraternal Order of Police and Retired Police Officers' Association.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Harry W. Moore Peace Chapel. Burial will be held in Memorial Park Cemetery.
Friends may call after 7 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Survivors include the widow, Mrs. Mary K Davis, a daughter, Mrs. Evelyn Durocher; a sister, Mrs. Esther L. Childs; his mother, Mrs. Agnes M. Davis, all of Indianapolis, and two grand children.
Divorced Matilda late 1940's
Married Mary Katherine Bolin 1 Jul 1950
From The
Indianapolis Star
April 22, 1963
Fay C. Davis, 65 years old, first head of the Indianapolis Police Department homicide division, died yesterday at West 10th Street Veterans Administration.
A detective most of the 22 years he was on the force, Mr. Davis, 7715 West 10th Street, had helped solve some of the most noted murders in the city's history. He retired in 1951. Born in the Brightwood area, Mr. Davis joined the force in 1928 and after breaking in on a walking beat and the emergency squad, soon was promoted to a detective sergeant assigned to homicide cases. Mr. Dais played a key role in the apprehension of five bandits who gunned down Sgt. Lester Jones in a 1932 holdup at 22nd and Yandes Streets. Mr. Davis and several other policemen traced the men to a farmhouse, where all traces of them seemed to vanish. A gun found in the getaway car was traced to a small Ohio town. This led to the arrest of the men, all of whom received life sentences for the killing. The detective's painstaking attention to what might seem like irrelevant detail was exemplified by his apprehension of a man who brutally raped an eight-year-old girl on West Washington Street many years ago. Working with practically no clues, Mr. Davis made a plaster cast of a peculiar heel print at the scene. He then rode a bus for several days in the vacinity of the girl's home, and found a bus driver who remembered two elderly women had been seated near the man and child. When the women were located they told him that the man was missing two fingers on one hand. But his diligence paid off with the arrest of a man who was positively identified by the victim. Already on parole for a previous rape conviction, the offender received a life sentence. Mr. Davis, who studied criminology at Indiana University, was appointed head of the homicide division upon its creation in 1948. He resigned from the force in 1951 and was a claim adjuster for State Auto Insurance Company until 1961. Last year, he started working as a bail bondsman. A veteran of World War I Mr. Davis was a member of North Park Masonic Lodge, Scottish Rite, Murat Shrine, Fraternal Order of Police and Retired Police Officers' Association.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Harry W. Moore Peace Chapel. Burial will be held in Memorial Park Cemetery.
Friends may call after 7 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Survivors include the widow, Mrs. Mary K Davis, a daughter, Mrs. Evelyn Durocher; a sister, Mrs. Esther L. Childs; his mother, Mrs. Agnes M. Davis, all of Indianapolis, and two grand children.
Married Mary Katherine Bolin 1 Jul 1950
From The
Indianapolis Star
April 22, 1963
Fay C. Davis, 65 years old, first head of the Indianapolis Police Department homicide division, died yesterday at West 10th Street Veterans Administration.
A detective most of the 22 years he was on the force, Mr. Davis, 7715 West 10th Street, had helped solve some of the most noted murders in the city's history. He retired in 1951. Born in the Brightwood area, Mr. Davis joined the force in 1928 and after breaking in on a walking beat and the emergency squad, soon was promoted to a detective sergeant assigned to homicide cases. Mr. Dais played a key role in the apprehension of five bandits who gunned down Sgt. Lester Jones in a 1932 holdup at 22nd and Yandes Streets. Mr. Davis and several other policemen traced the men to a farmhouse, where all traces of them seemed to vanish. A gun found in the getaway car was traced to a small Ohio town. This led to the arrest of the men, all of whom received life sentences for the killing. The detective's painstaking attention to what might seem like irrelevant detail was exemplified by his apprehension of a man who brutally raped an eight-year-old girl on West Washington Street many years ago. Working with practically no clues, Mr. Davis made a plaster cast of a peculiar heel print at the scene. He then rode a bus for several days in the vacinity of the girl's home, and found a bus driver who remembered two elderly women had been seated near the man and child. When the women were located they told him that the man was missing two fingers on one hand. But his diligence paid off with the arrest of a man who was positively identified by the victim. Already on parole for a previous rape conviction, the offender received a life sentence. Mr. Davis, who studied criminology at Indiana University, was appointed head of the homicide division upon its creation in 1948. He resigned from the force in 1951 and was a claim adjuster for State Auto Insurance Company until 1961. Last year, he started working as a bail bondsman. A veteran of World War I Mr. Davis was a member of North Park Masonic Lodge, Scottish Rite, Murat Shrine, Fraternal Order of Police and Retired Police Officers' Association.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Harry W. Moore Peace Chapel. Burial will be held in Memorial Park Cemetery.
Friends may call after 7 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Survivors include the widow, Mrs. Mary K Davis, a daughter, Mrs. Evelyn Durocher; a sister, Mrs. Esther L. Childs; his mother, Mrs. Agnes M. Davis, all of Indianapolis, and two grand children.
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