Small-Town Cops in the Crosshairs: The 1972 Sniper Slayings of Policemen William Davis and Richard Posey

The sniper killings of Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, police officers William Davis and Richard Posey in 1972 shocked the American public and garnered national coverage. This book is the first to cover the slayings, detailing the cold-blooded ambush by a member of the Johnston gang using a high-powered rifle from a snipers nest. The investigation, trial, and lives of the victims are recounted, with the foreword written by former Pennsylvania Supreme Court justice William H. Lamb and new interviews with the convicted killer.

Format: Hardback
Length: 160 pages
Publication date: 28 December 2022
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing Ltd

The sniper murders of Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, policemen William Davis and Richard Posey in November 1972 shocked the American public and received widespread national coverage on the major news networks at the time. Fifty years later, this book, the first to cover the slayings, details the cold-blooded ambush of the two small-town law enforcement officers by a member of the murderous Johnston gang. Using a high-powered rifle from a sniper's nest, Johnston gang member Ancell Hamm gunned down the officers in the early morning hours of November 15, 1972, just outside the town's police station. The meticulous investigation of the crime by members of the Pennsylvania State Police, FBI, Chester County detectives, and local police departments is recounted in detail, as is the trial. The book also details the lives of the victims and the loss suffered by their families in this small southeastern Pennsylvania town. The foreword was written by former Pennsylvania Supreme Court justice William H. Lamb, who, as Chester County district attorney in the early 1970s, prosecuted the case. The book also includes new interviews with the convicted killer.

The sniper murders of Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, policemen William Davis and Richard Posey in November 1972 shocked the American public and received widespread national coverage on the major news networks at the time. Fifty years later, this book, the first to cover the slayings, details the cold-blooded ambush of the two small-town law enforcement officers by a member of the murderous Johnston gang. Using a high-powered rifle from a sniper's nest, Johnston gang member Ancell Hamm gunned down the officers in the early morning hours of November 15, 1972, just outside the town's police station. The meticulous investigation of the crime by members of the Pennsylvania State Police, FBI, Chester County detectives, and local police departments is recounted in detail, as is the trial. The book also details the lives of the victims and the loss suffered by their families in this small southeastern Pennsylvania town. The foreword was written by former Pennsylvania Supreme Court justice William H. Lamb, who, as Chester County district attorney in the early 1970s, prosecuted the case. The book also includes new interviews with the convicted killer.

Dimension: 229 x 152 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780764364426