"The hero is the man who lets no obstacle prevent him from pursuing the values he has chosen."
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Killed in the line of duty on December 4th, 1980, Officer Gregory Adams had served with the Washington D.C. Police Department for three years, and then served seven years with the Saxonburg Police Department in Pennsylvania. There he attained the rank of Chief of Police.
The suspect in Mr. Adams' death was Donald Eugene Webb, who had been placed on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list in 1981. Webb was removed from the list in March of 2007 as he is now presumed deceased. (SEE UPDATE BELOW). Over the years, the case was featured on "America's Most Wanted" and "Unsolved Mysteries" television programs.
Chief Adams was survived by his wife and two sons.
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UPDATE: 14, JULY 2017
MASSACHUSETTS — The FBI announced Friday that remains of one of agency's most-wanted fugitives have been located after a 37-year search.
The remains of Donald Eugene Webb were found buried in the back of a property in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts. The office of the chief medical examiner in Massachusetts positively identified the remains as Webb's.
Investigators learned Webb died approximately 17 years ago in 1999, according to the FBI. The agency did not say how Webb died.
Webb was wanted related to the 1980 murder of Saxonburg, Pennsylvania Police Chief Gregory Adams, who was shot twice at close range after being brutally beaten with a blunt instrument, the FBI said.
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Killed in the line of duty on December 4th, 1980, Officer Gregory Adams had served with the Washington D.C. Police Department for three years, and then served seven years with the Saxonburg Police Department in Pennsylvania. There he attained the rank of Chief of Police.
The suspect in Mr. Adams' death was Donald Eugene Webb, who had been placed on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list in 1981. Webb was removed from the list in March of 2007 as he is now presumed deceased. (SEE UPDATE BELOW). Over the years, the case was featured on "America's Most Wanted" and "Unsolved Mysteries" television programs.
Chief Adams was survived by his wife and two sons.
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UPDATE: 14, JULY 2017
MASSACHUSETTS — The FBI announced Friday that remains of one of agency's most-wanted fugitives have been located after a 37-year search.
The remains of Donald Eugene Webb were found buried in the back of a property in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts. The office of the chief medical examiner in Massachusetts positively identified the remains as Webb's.
Investigators learned Webb died approximately 17 years ago in 1999, according to the FBI. The agency did not say how Webb died.
Webb was wanted related to the 1980 murder of Saxonburg, Pennsylvania Police Chief Gregory Adams, who was shot twice at close range after being brutally beaten with a blunt instrument, the FBI said.
"The hero is the man who lets no obstacle prevent him from pursuing the values he has chosen."
★★★★★★★★ END OF WATCH ★★★★★★★★
Killed in the line of duty on December 4th, 1980, Officer Gregory Adams had served with the Washington D.C. Police Department for three years, and then served seven years with the Saxonburg Police Department in Pennsylvania. There he attained the rank of Chief of Police.
The suspect in Mr. Adams' death was Donald Eugene Webb, who had been placed on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list in 1981. Webb was removed from the list in March of 2007 as he is now presumed deceased. (SEE UPDATE BELOW). Over the years, the case was featured on "America's Most Wanted" and "Unsolved Mysteries" television programs.
Chief Adams was survived by his wife and two sons.
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UPDATE: 14, JULY 2017
MASSACHUSETTS — The FBI announced Friday that remains of one of agency's most-wanted fugitives have been located after a 37-year search.
The remains of Donald Eugene Webb were found buried in the back of a property in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts. The office of the chief medical examiner in Massachusetts positively identified the remains as Webb's.
Investigators learned Webb died approximately 17 years ago in 1999, according to the FBI. The agency did not say how Webb died.
Webb was wanted related to the 1980 murder of Saxonburg, Pennsylvania Police Chief Gregory Adams, who was shot twice at close range after being brutally beaten with a blunt instrument, the FBI said.
★★★★★★★★ END OF WATCH ★★★★★★★★
Killed in the line of duty on December 4th, 1980, Officer Gregory Adams had served with the Washington D.C. Police Department for three years, and then served seven years with the Saxonburg Police Department in Pennsylvania. There he attained the rank of Chief of Police.
The suspect in Mr. Adams' death was Donald Eugene Webb, who had been placed on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list in 1981. Webb was removed from the list in March of 2007 as he is now presumed deceased. (SEE UPDATE BELOW). Over the years, the case was featured on "America's Most Wanted" and "Unsolved Mysteries" television programs.
Chief Adams was survived by his wife and two sons.
★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★
UPDATE: 14, JULY 2017
MASSACHUSETTS — The FBI announced Friday that remains of one of agency's most-wanted fugitives have been located after a 37-year search.
The remains of Donald Eugene Webb were found buried in the back of a property in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts. The office of the chief medical examiner in Massachusetts positively identified the remains as Webb's.
Investigators learned Webb died approximately 17 years ago in 1999, according to the FBI. The agency did not say how Webb died.
Webb was wanted related to the 1980 murder of Saxonburg, Pennsylvania Police Chief Gregory Adams, who was shot twice at close range after being brutally beaten with a blunt instrument, the FBI said.
