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Daniel Edward “Danny” Atwell

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Daniel Edward “Danny” Atwell

Birth
Maryland, USA
Death
17 Feb 1979 (aged 32–33)
Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas, USA
Burial
Elkton, Cecil County, Maryland, USA Add to Map
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Father of Daniel "Danny" Jr, Joseph "Joey", Tina, and Michael (Keplinger).

He was stabbed to death in his prison cell, allegedly by infamous prisoner Thomas Silverstein, whose conviction was overturned in 1985 after it emerged that the jailhouse informants who testified at trial had perjured themselves. Silverstein always maintained his innocence. Danny was ordered to be killed for refusing to serve as a mule for heroin being moved through the prison.
Father of Daniel "Danny" Jr, Joseph "Joey", Tina, and Michael (Keplinger).

He was stabbed to death in his prison cell, allegedly by infamous prisoner Thomas Silverstein, whose conviction was overturned in 1985 after it emerged that the jailhouse informants who testified at trial had perjured themselves. Silverstein always maintained his innocence. Danny was ordered to be killed for refusing to serve as a mule for heroin being moved through the prison.

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