Detective Ellery Bertram Purnsley, age 56
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Lost to gun violence on November 6, 1948 in Chester, Pennsylvania.
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Also killed were:
- Aiken Johnson, age 49
- Edward Boyer, age 24
- Fred Casino, age 38
- James Simons, age 41
- Louise Moore, age 40
- Peter Parker
- Samuel Hill Lytle, age 57
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