Squad 7 : Memoirs of a Homicide Detective
By Terry Shaw
()
About this ebook
Terry Shaw
Terry Shaw has worked as a newspaper reporter and editor in several states, including Maine. He lives in Knoxville, Tennessee.
Related to Squad 7
Related ebooks
A Fair Cop Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I Should Have Been a Teacher!: Through the Eyes of an Er Nurse Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5Nobody Walks Alone: Overcoming the Darkness of EMS Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBetween Life & Death: Surviving the Darkness Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Welcome to New Orleans...How many shots did you hear? Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsParamedic Girl Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBraving the Flames Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Cop's Life: True Stories from the Heart Behind the Badge Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMy Life and My Stories: Selected Stories from a Dedicated Fire Fighter/Paramedic/Er Nurse Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMedical Detectives: The Lives & Cases of Britain's Forensic Five Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Life on the Thin Blue Line: Tales of the Nypd Executive Chief Surgeon Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsOffice Upstairs: A Doctor's Journey Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Tales of Forensic Pathologist Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5First Responder: Life, Death, and Love on New York City's Frontlines: A Memoir Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsTwelve from Hell Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsRunning Hot Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsTales from my Stethoscope Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Paramedic's Life Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBuried Secrets: Anecdotes of a Funeral Director Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsIn the Arms of a Stranger: Stories from the Streets: My Life as a Paramedic Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Tales From the ER and Other Places: OR Always Eat the Lamb Brains! Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Blood on My Shirt: Memoirs of a Bc Paramedic Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCity Life Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Life on the Line: A MICA Flight Paramedic's Story Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Loose Screw: The Shocking Truth about our Prison System Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The First Night; Small Town Fumblings of a Rookie Police Officer Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBurnt Out: A Paramedic's Memoir Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSigns of Life Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Good Times in the Hospital: A Medical Memoir Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Tell Me Exactly What Happened: Dispatches from 911 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Mystery For You
Pretty Girls: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Paris Apartment: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Murder Your Employer: The McMasters Guide to Homicide Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Last Flight: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Good Daughter: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone: A Murdery Mystery Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Finlay Donovan Is Killing It: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Summit Lake Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Club: A Reese's Book Club Pick Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5False Witness: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Life We Bury Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5None of This Is True: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Hunting Party: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Kept Woman: A Will Trent Thriller Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Murder of Roger Ackroyd Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Hidden Staircase: Nancy Drew #2 Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5How to Write a Mystery: A Handbook from Mystery Writers of America Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Word Is Murder: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5"A" is for Alibi: A Kinsey Millhone Mystery Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Complete Short Stories Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Pieces of Her: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Pharmacist Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The ABC Murders: A Hercule Poirot Mystery: The Official Authorized Edition Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Going Rogue: Rise and Shine Twenty-Nine Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Did I Kill You?: A Thriller Novel Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Sydney Rye Mysteries Box Set Books 10-12: Sydney Rye Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe People Next Door Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Murder Under a Red Moon: A 1920s Bangalore Mystery Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Big Lies in a Small Town: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Reviews for Squad 7
0 ratings0 reviews
Book preview
Squad 7 - Terry Shaw
Squad 7 : Memoirs of a Homicide Detective
Copyright 1-988134972
All rights reserved. Except as permitted under the U.S. Copyright Act of 1976, no part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without the prior written permission of the publisher.
Copyright 2013 by Terrill Shaw
1-988134972
Ghostland Productions
Romulus, Mi
Visit our website at www.seeker1026.com
ISBN 978-1-304-40626-2
Dedication
I would like to dedicate Squad 7 Memoirs of a Homicide Detective to my wife Marjorie Frazier-Shaw. I would also like to dedicate this book to my mother Katherine Shaw, Sister Marilyn Moncrief and (R.I.P) my brother Ronald T. Shaw.
To you who had faith in me for whatever I did in life, you loved me and trusted me in my endeavors.
Thank you.
I would like to recognize the men and women of the Detroit Police Department because they have a very hard and thankless task of protecting the Citizens of Detroit Michigan.
Author
Terry Shaw
Terry started his career in law enforcement with the city of Detroit that lasted almost three decades (1977-2006).
He worked the streets of Detroit at the notorious 10th precinct, then on to the forfeiture section.
Ultimately he spent 10 years in the Homicide section - working Squad 7 – Squad 3 – and the Cold Case Squad.
Working Homicide was hard and grueling most of the time.
However in the long run it was rewarding for my hard work did not end in vain.
Introduction
After working Forfeiture section for almost five years, I was accepted into the Homicide section.
I was immediately assigned to the Felony Murder Squad 7. There were six squads pertaining to the Detroit Police Department Homicide Section.
Squad 1, was directed to investigating the killings of prostitutes and serial killers of prostitutes.
Squad 3, was a generalized squad, investigating baby deaths and other Homicides.
Squad 6, was directed to investigate narcotic homicides, all dope related killings.
Squad 7, was felony murder squad, investigating homicides that came along with felonies, such as robberies, rapes, etc.
SAS, Special Assignment Squad, was investigating police shootings.
Cold Case Squad, was investigating all older cases.
In squad 7, we were called the hat squad
because, all of us bought brimmed hats and everyone in homicide wore suits. We wore our badges either on our pockets or around our necks with the word homicide on the black leather holding the badge.
It seemed odd that most of us in the homicide section worked at one time at the 10th precinct. That was one of the most experienced precincts of that time. In fact a lot of officer’s that graduated from the academy didn’t want to go there.
Commander Slope had just left his position to lieutenant Race who was also from the tenth precinct. Lieutenant Race was a very down to earth officer and very fair person.
Every officer I knew on the department were interested in the protection of the citizens of Detroit, because it was deemed the Murder Capital at the time.
Some stories tell of the officer’s calling out runs to homicide scenes over the radio. That’s not true. They would call the homicide desk, by pay phone or cell phone.
The desk officer would inform the squads on each shootings and deaths that were suspicious in nature.
This story is based on true happenings, however the names and the places were changed to protect the innocent.
The first squad of investigators at the scene took over the case. The Evidence Technicians were the experts in collecting the evidence at the scene. They were good. Very good at what they did.
The Patrol officer was the first responder and did a great job of preserving the scene. Keeping people out, like channel 2 or 7.
These are the memoirs of a few ventures as a homicide detective.
Chapter 1. Box cutter robberies
Finally, there I was the beginning of September, Indian summer my first day at the Homicide Section. The beginning of ten years of diehard investigations and lifelong friendships derived out of mutual respect.
Little did I know as I was introduced to these new faces, we would become part of an extended family that would last a lifetime!!!
Memories
Let’s move on.
The office was on the 5th floor of the headquarters building at 1300 beaubien. The office looked like a scene out of the old Barney Miller show, (now I’m telling my age).
For those who don’t know, Barney Miller was a detective and the show was a comedy.