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RICHARD
P. HORAN
1922 - 1957
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On April 18, 1957, Special Agent Richard P. Horan
was killed in Suffield, Connecticut, by Francis
Kolakowski, a fugitive wanted for unlawful flight
to avoid prosecution for the murder of his wife.
He was also being sought in connection with a $66,573
payroll robbery, which took place on April 11,
1957, in Windsor, Connecticut. The FBI learned
that Kolakowski was at his sister's home. While
other officers searched the adjacent field and
covered the entrances, SA Horan and a small group
entered the home by forcing the basement hatchway
at the rear. Kolakowski shot and killed SA Horan
as the Agent began climbing the stairs to the floor
above. Before officers could reach him, the fugitive
killed himself.
SA Horan was born in Hartford, Connecticut, in
April of 1922. He attended Western State College
of Colorado at Gunnison, Colorado, for a couple
of years before returning to Hartford to complete
his Bachelor of Arts Degree at Trinity College.
In 1948, SA Horan entered on duty as a Special
Agent of the FBI and transferred to the Hartford
Resident Agency.