Cop Killing Re-Enactment
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Seventeen year old soldier Donald Lawrence answers questions about fatally shooting Detective Lyons Kelliher and wounding Officer William Derrig at a Chicago nightclub. Officer Julian Ford is then interviewed about the case.
Credits
Frank Koza (filmmaker); Donald Lawrence (participant)
Complete catalog record
Cfa collection: Frank Koza Collection
Notes: Surrounded by a large group of reporters and policemen, Donald Lawrence is asked to re-enact his confrontation with Detective Lyons Kelliher and Officer William Derrig at a jazz club at 2801 Warren Avenue on January 25, 1956. Revolver in hand, he describes being frisked by Officer Derrig and shooting Detective Kelliher twice. He says he purchased the gun for $69 in Colorado Springs, and is then handcuffed as the crowd disperses. Officer Julian Ford then describes receiving an anonymous telephone call identifying the suspect.
Subjects: Crimes; Chicago (Ill.) Police Dept.; Police; Weapons
Places: North America > United States > Illinois > Chicago
Language: English
Cfa elements: Reversal Positive Print, 100 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/11882
Notes: Surrounded by a large group of reporters and policemen, Donald Lawrence is asked to re-enact his confrontation with Detective Lyons Kelliher and Officer William Derrig at a jazz club at 2801 Warren Avenue on January 25, 1956. Revolver in hand, he describes being frisked by Officer Derrig and shooting Detective Kelliher twice. He says he purchased the gun for $69 in Colorado Springs, and is then handcuffed as the crowd disperses. Officer Julian Ford then describes receiving an anonymous telephone call identifying the suspect.
Subjects: Crimes; Chicago (Ill.) Police Dept.; Police; Weapons
Places: North America > United States > Illinois > Chicago
Language: English
Cfa elements: Reversal Positive Print, 100 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/11882
Sources
- Chicago Film Archives · record ↗ — title, year, creator, length, format, color, sound, genre, description, credits, catalog record, video
Record added 2026-11-08 21:25:13