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Fred Hamilton
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Gender
Male
Age
35 yrs
Nationality
United States
Marital Status
Unknown
Date of Death
02/03/2004
Location
S Martin Luther King Dr & E 79th St Chicago IL 60619 Cook
Cause of Death
Deadly force
Officer Edward Leak Jr. was convicted of first-degree murder in the shooting death of Fred Hamilton as part of a scheme to collect on a $500,000 life insurance policy taken out by Leak. Leak, a member of Chicago's prominent Leak family, reportedly orchestrated the murder plot with two other men, whom he hired to kill Hamilton, a former limousine driver for Leak & Sons Funeral Home. Leak was sentenced to 75 years in prison.
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Alleged Responsible Party
Chicago Police Department
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National Anthem
United States