Timothy Joseph Dowd (1915-2014) was the deputy chief of

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(1940–1978) who led the manhunt to capture

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Biography

He was born in

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on May 30, 1915, to Timothy Dowd and Margaret O’Sullivan. He died on December 27, 2014, in

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. He survived by four children; 11 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Dowd, Joseph 1915 births 2014 deaths New York City Police Department officers Police officers from County Kerry Irish emigrants to the United States