Pat Kennedy(1954-2013)
Patrick Francis Kennedy was born in Detroit, Michigan, the eldest son of 10 children of Angus Patrick and Catherine Ann Kennedy. Once a teen, he was sent to St. Lawrence Seminary School in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin where he excelled at basketball and his parents hoped he would continue to Marian College and become a Catholic priest due to his older-brotherly manner.
After graduating and attending two years of college there, Pat chose instead to follow in his father's and great-grandfather's tradition of becoming a policeman with hopes of going into education or social work after retirement. After moving to Milwaukee and joining the force, Pat soon became a detective in the violent crimes division.
Then, one night on duty at 11:30pm, July 22, 1991, Pat answered a call for back up to go to the Oxford Apartments, the scene of what appeared to have been a murder and a police struggle in progress. It was there that he found Jeffrey Dahmer, an enormous amount of evidence, and made his arrest, along with history.
After graduating and attending two years of college there, Pat chose instead to follow in his father's and great-grandfather's tradition of becoming a policeman with hopes of going into education or social work after retirement. After moving to Milwaukee and joining the force, Pat soon became a detective in the violent crimes division.
Then, one night on duty at 11:30pm, July 22, 1991, Pat answered a call for back up to go to the Oxford Apartments, the scene of what appeared to have been a murder and a police struggle in progress. It was there that he found Jeffrey Dahmer, an enormous amount of evidence, and made his arrest, along with history.
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