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  Daniel Faulkner - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Daniel J. Faulkner (December 21, 1955 – December 9, 1981) was a Philadelphia police officer who was murdered in the line of duty by Mumia Abu-Jamal.
Daniel Faulkner had settled down with his wife Maureen in Philadelphia and had been serving with the Philadelphia Police Department for five years.
The Daniel Faulkner Memorial Highway is a section of U.S. Highway 1 that passes through Northeast Philadelphia.
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 Wikipedia: Daniel Faulkner
Daniel Faulkner (December 21, 1955 - December 9, 1981) was a Philadelphia police officer.
Daniel Faulkner had settled down with his wife Maureen in Philadelphia and had recently earned his badge.
On December 9, 1981, Faulkner had pulled over William Cook, the brother of Mumia Abu-Jamal (né Wesley Cook), when he was shot five times.
www.factbook.org /wikipedia/en/d/da/daniel_faulkner.html   (144 words)

  
 Officer Daniel Faulkner
Officer Daniel Faulkner was a Philadelphia Police Officer who lost his life on December 9, 1981.
The time that elapsed between Officer Daniel Faulkner radioing that he was pulling over a car, and the time his fellow officers arrived on the scene to find his dead body was a mere 1 minute and 29 seconds.
Daniel was the youngest of seven children born to an Irish Catholic family from the southwest side of Philadelphia.
www.geocities.com /justice4faulkner   (842 words)

  
 William (Wesley) Cook - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
William (Wesley) Cook is the brother of Mumia Abu-Jamal, who was sentenced to death for the murder of Daniel Faulkner, a Philadelphia police officer.
Daniel Faulkner, had pulled over Cook earlier in the day, in which it was alleged that Abu-Jumal murdered Faulkener.
Cook was later sent to prison for assaulting Faulkner prior to the time in which it is alleged that Abu-Jamal assaulted him.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/William_(Wesley)_Cook   (122 words)

  
 Daniel Faulkner Info - Encyclopedia WikiWhat.com
Daniel Faulkner (1955-1981) was a Philadelphia police officer.
He is the officer whose murder is behind the Mumia Abu-Jamal trial.
Mumia Abu-Jamal was immediately charged with the murder.
wikiwhat.com /encyclopedia/d/da/daniel_faulkner.html   (148 words)

  
 Prison Radio
I was present when police officer Daniel Faulkner was shot and killed in the early morning hours of December 9, 1981 near the corner of Locust and 13th Streets.
I had heard that Faulkner was a problem for the mob and corrupt policemen because he interfered with the graft and payoffs made to allow illegal activity including prostitution, gambling, drugs without prosecution in the center city area.
Faulkner was shot in the back and then in the thee before Jamal came on the scene.
www.prisonradio.org /maj/maj_tarnold_beverly.html   (629 words)

  
 PA FOP
Danny Faulkner was the kind of young man every father and mother wants for a son, every child wants for a brother and every person wants for a friend.
The friends, family and co-workers of Danny Faulkner are among many who must fight to see that justice is done and that their fallen loved one is not forgotten.
Danny Faulkner has become a symbol for all our fallen brothers and sisters and the struggle of their loved ones to see that justice prevails.
www.pafop.org /faulknerbio.html   (1658 words)

  
 Daniel Faulkner   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Twenty years ago, Maureen Faulkner learned that her husband of one year had been fatally shot and that Mumia Abu-Jamal had been charged with his murder.
Yesterday, Faulkner watched with hundreds of supporters as a bagpiper played "Danny Boy" and a commemorative plaque was unveiled in the sidewalk at 13th and Locust Streets, where the 25-year-old Philadelphia police officer was slain on Dec. 9, 1981.
Maureen Faulkner said the most difficult part of yesterday's events was returning to the church where she had attended her husband's funeral.
phillytalkradioonline.com /ptro/archive/faulkner/daniel_faulkner_2.html   (1174 words)

  
 Archives: Story   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Daniel Faulkner may not have run away from the field on the first day of the Kerr Lake Invitational, but he certainly is several steps ahead.
Daniel is playing really consistent right now, and I would be shocked to see him back up to the field.
Faulkner also knows he has a decent cushion, and just an average round for him could win the tournament.
www.hendersondispatch.com /articles/2004/05/16/sports/sports01.txt   (840 words)

  
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Beverly's signed affidavit, dated June 8, 1999, stated that he had heard the mob wanted Faulkner dead because he was interferring with the graft and payoffs issued to permit prostitution, gambling and drug-dealing to continue in and around the 13th and Locust streets area where Faulkner was slain.
Faulkner, 25, was found shot at 13th and Locust and Abu-Jamal was lying nearby, wounded by a bullet from Faulkner's gun, and not from another cop's gun as Beverly alleged.
Abu-Jamal's former attorney, Daniel Williams, said that the document had been in the legal team's files but that he and attorney Leonard Weinglass had decided not to use it.
www.1worldcommunication.org /mumia-ididntdoit.htm   (930 words)

  
 Big dash for slain policeman
Faulkner's widow, Maureen, who attended the event along with other members of the slain officer's family, spoke to the large crowd.
Faulkner, who lives in California, thanked the audience for all of the support she has received over the years.
Maureen Faulkner has been a highly visible crusader who has adamantly pushed for the execution of her husband's killer, Mumia Abu-Jamal, who sits on death row while a multitude of sympathizers demand that he receive a new trial.
www.northeasttimes.com /2001/0606/cover.html   (831 words)

  
 Home
Daniel was the fourth of six children and the first of three
Daniel was a rather shy and quiet child who was most often content to watch
Daniel was a member of the National Honor Society, as well as the Track and Cross
www.ourhometownhero.com   (472 words)

  
 Jacksonville News - Ceremony honors students' memory
An honor ceremony in memory of the late Daniel Davenport was held Friday evening at the first basketball game of the season at White Plains High School whereby his basketball jersey was retired and framed.
Each year, during the Thanksgiving tournament, we’re going to honor Daniel’s name,” said County Commissioner and former JSU coach, Rudy Abbott of Davenport as he kicked off the ceremony where his #30 jersey was retired.
Daniel Davenport had a four-wheeler accident two days before his graduation walk that landed him in the hospital.
www.jaxnews.com /news/2005/jn-localnews-1118-0-5k18l3049.htm   (526 words)

  
 THE ICCFMAJ TRUTH VS. THE FOP STORY
The FOP doesn’t want Daniel Faulkner’s murderer to be caught and brought to justice, they already have Mumia, and they want Mumia’s blood, and that’s obvious.
However, the FOP uses this candy-coated language when it refers to Daniel Faulkner dropping out of school, trying to convince us that while he may have dropped out of school, he did it very nicely; and that he absolutely had none of the problems that generally go along with this type of behavior.
Daniel Faulkner is not a symbol, he’s a victim of the society that spawned him, a casualty, an unfortunate man who’s life was wasted because he allowed himself to be misled by standards.
www.iacenter.org /iccvsfop.htm   (739 words)

  
 Flopping Aces: The Left & Their Love Of Cop Killers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Officer Faulkner exited his vehicle and approached the driver's side of the Volkswagen, which was being driven by Mr.
Officer Faulkner is believed to have been conscious at this point and to be looking up at his assailant, who was later identified by several people at the crime scene as Mumia Abu Jamal.
That officer, twenty five-year-old Daniel Faulkner, was a decorated five-year veteran of the police force.
floppingaces.blogspot.com /2005/03/left-their-love-of-cop-killers.html   (1251 words)

  
 Justice For Police Officer Daniel Faulkner   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
The Daniel Faulkner Educational Grant Fund was established in May of 2000 to provide financial assistance to students whose parents have been murdered or incapacitated by a violent crime.
The grant is administered by Justice for Police Officer Daniel Faulkner, Inc. (a non-profit Pennsylvania corporation that has received 501(c)(3) status from the IRS) which was organized in 1998 to honor the memory of Daniel Faulkner and spread the truth about the manner in which he died.
Police Officer Faulkner was a member of the Philadelphia Police Department and was killed in the line of duty in 1981.
www.danielfaulkner.com   (965 words)

  
 Danny dearest: In memory of a fallen police officer
Faulkner, a 6th Police District patrolman, was shot and killed by former Black Panther Mumia Abu-Jamal on Dec. 9, 1981, on Locust Street, just east of 13th.
Maureen Faulkner, a medical office manager who lives in Southern California, said she is emotional every time she sees Danny's family and friends.
Faulkner said she feels a special bond with the police officers and other folks who have supported her in the two decades since her husband's death.
www.northeasttimes.com /2001/1212/cover.html   (1030 words)

  
 Ferree   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Daniel and Marie escaped to Germany where their daughter, Mary Catherine was born.
She married THOMAS FAULKNER June 30, 1715 in Immanuel Episcopal Ch, New Castle Co. De, son of Daniel Faulkner and Unknown Wife.
MARY FAULKNER (MARY CATHERINE FERREE, DANIEL FERREE, JEAN LA VERREE) was born 1720 in Wales or Lancaster Pa, and died 1780 in Virginia.
members.aol.com /SHelveston/Ferree.html   (1271 words)

  
 December 99 Executions
Twenty-five-year-old Daniel Faulkner was a decorated five-year veteran of the police force, recently married, a U.S. military veteran, a son and a brother.
While Officer Faulkner was distracted by Cook, with his back turned to Jamal, Jamal was seen raising his arm and then firing one shot that found it's mark in Officer Faulkner’s back.
In June of 1982 a trial was convened to hear the case against Mumia Abu-Jamal for the murder of Officer Daniel Faulkner.
www.prodeathpenalty.com /Pending/99/dec_execlist.htm   (9371 words)

  
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It tore into the left side of Faulkner's upper back, one inch to the left of the midline, almost at the base of his neck.
While Faulkner was down on his back, the shooter walked over to him, stood at point-blank range, and continued to fire.
Faulkner died on the night of December 9, 1981, it was this, taken from the testimony of the medical examiner who performed the autopsy:
www.freerepublic.com /focus/fr/613048/replies?c=36   (419 words)

  
 eG Features - Mumia Abu Jamal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
The only undisputed facts of this case are that Daniel Faulkner was murdered and Mumia Abu Jamal was present at the crime scene.
Jamal’s opponents suggest the possibility of a setup; a conspiracy to kill Faulkner, due to the coincidence of Jamal “just happening to be there.” Jamal’s defenders counter with the theory Jamal was the one set up: his status as a dissident and vocal critic of police made him a target.
Faulkner is then said to have wheeled around and shot Jamal before the latter again shot the officer, this time from a distance of less than two feet.
www.ucalgary.ca /~gauntlet/eg/features/stories/jamal/jamal.html   (2096 words)

  
 The FOP's Boycott for Daniel Faulkner - BreakTheChain.org
In late 2000, several high-profile personalities got behind the cause of a retrial for Abu-Jamal, claiming he was not given a fair trial and are advocating for a retrial.
In case you don't know, he was convicted in the 1981 killing of Philadelphia Police Officer Daniel Faulkner.
The act was an especially brutal and sadistic murder that still haunts the family, friends and coworkers of Officer Faulkner.
www.breakthechain.org /exclusives/danielfaulkner.html   (825 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Hamblin, Robert W. "Beyond the Edge of the Map: Faulkner, Turner, and the Frontier Line." Faulkner in the Twenty-First Century: Faulkner and Yoknapatawpha, 2000, ed.
Faulkner in the Twenty-First Century: Faulkner and Yoknapatawpha, 2000.
"Faulkner's 'L'Apres-Midi d'une Faun': The Evolution of a Poem." Studies in Bibliography, 33 (1980), 254-263.
www2.semo.edu /hamblin/faulkstu.html   (684 words)

  
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The next morning, the newspapers reported that a twenty-five-year-old cop by the name of Daniel Faulkner had been shot to death.
When police arrived on the scene they found Faulkner dying from a bullet between the eyes and Jamal sitting on a curb nearby.
At the time of the killing, Faulkner was fighting with Abu-Jamal’s brother, who was resisting arrest after being stopped for a traffic violation.
www.columbia.edu /cu/conservative/docs/Mumia.doc   (1230 words)

  
 Fallen Heroes Memorial: Army Sgt. James D. Faulkner
Faulkner died in Baghdad, Iraq when his military vehicle hit an improvised explosive device.
All the family of Daniel are kind, loving and very respectable people -- exactly that kind of family any Dad would want his daughter to join.
Daniel's passing is truly the loss of a good son and young American soldier.
www.fallenheroesmemorial.com /oif/profiles/faulknerjamesd.html   (1185 words)

  
 Mumia Abu Jamal
One bullet hit Daniel Faulkner in the face, exploded through the bones above his eyes, then ripped through his brain, through the right parietal bone at the back of his head, and spent itself in his right occipital bone.
Ballistics experts testified that the fatal projectile that was removed from Daniel Faulkner’s skull has surface markings like those on bullets fired from Mumia’s own.38 Charter Arms undercover special revolver, which he had purchased legally two and a half years earlier and carried in a shoulder holster.
When word of Antioch’s only-one-perspective-is-allowed policy brought them bad publicity, the administration floated the lie that they had invited Maureen Faulkner to conduct a “teach in.” Maureen Faulkner says that their “invitation” was for the one brief period when they knew absolutely that she could not attend.
www.weirdrepublic.com /episode18.htm   (3885 words)

  
 j u k e d . c o m - [The Strange Case of Mumia Abu-Jamal (1)]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Since he has been imprisoned for the murder of Daniel Faulkner, he has written two books and innumerable articles, been interviewed by National Public Radio, spoken at a college graduation (taped, not live) and spearheaded an international movement for his release.
Daniel Faulkner was a 25 year old police officer for the city of Philadelphia.
Since his murder, his wife, Maureen Faulkner, has led a counter-movement to expedite the execution Mumia Abu-Jamal and to prevent the vilification of her husband.
www.juked.com /1999/07/mumia.asp   (1446 words)

  
 MWP: Robert W. Hamblin (1938-   )
Robert Wayne Hamblin is Professor of English and Director of the Center for Faulkner Studies at Southeast Missouri State University, where he has taught since 1965.
During his career as teacher, scholar, and writer, his writings have included both creative writings and nonfiction essays, but he is perhaps best known for his published work on the fiction of William Faulkner, which includes a scholarly journal and several volumes containing miscellaneous writings by and memorabilia about Faulkner.
He is one of the originators of the “Teaching Faulkner” sessions at the annual Faulkner and Yoknapatawpha Conference at the University of Mississippi and edits Teaching Faulkner, a newsletter devoted to the teaching of Faulkner works in university, college, and high school classes.
www.olemiss.edu /mwp/dir/hamblin_robert   (1356 words)

  
 Mumia is Still Guilty   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
In the early morning hours of December 9, 1981, Daniel Faulkner was shot dead after making a traffic stop on Abu-Jamal’s brother, William Cook.
Faulkner was able to return one round that hit his assailant in the chest before being struck fatally in the face.
For Danny Faulkner’s family, that something is a life sentence knowing that their loved one’s killer will never get the punishment he deserves.
www.rightturns.com /columnists/guest/aei/df20020101.htm   (1086 words)

  
 Daniel Hoffman, Faulkner’s Country Matters   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Faulkner’s modernism is restated as a continuance of the great American fiction tradition of Hawthorne, Melville, and Mark Twain.
Appearing at a moment when Faulkner studies are dominated by a rage for theorizing about literature, Hoffman’s new book returns us to the actual source of the author’s imagination.
Daniel Hoffman served as Consultant in Poetry of the Library of Congress, the appointment now called Poet Laureate of the United States, in 1973–74, and as Poet in Residence of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, l988–99, administering the American Poets’ Corner.
www.lsu.edu /lsupress/Books/1989/Hoffman_Faulkner.html   (425 words)

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