The convicted killer of a policeman was “teased” by the gang before the murder: Lt

On the night of October 16, 2001, Corporal Michael Douglas Beverly was standing in front of his unmarked police car when he was shot.

Law enforcement officers who went to the scene found an 11-year-old veteran of the village Chester PA Police Department lies on his back and trembles. His car keys were still clutched in his hand and his gun was secured in its holster. Numerous bullet holes were visible on his face and chest.

Investigators tried to name the 36-year-old man. He didn’t have time. Beverly is survived by his wife, with whom he lived for 16 years, and five children.

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Corporal Michael Beverley was shot and killed while on patrol in 2001. (Content of the bright point)

“He was a good man,” Chris McMullin, a Philadelphia native and lieutenant with the Bucks County Sheriff’s Office, told Fox News Digital.

“He was dedicated to his work, but he was also a dedicated family man,” McMullin shared. “And he was just as committed to the community.”

The murder, which took place in the crime-ridden neighborhood of Chester Gardens, is explored in Oxygen’s true-crime series The Philly Murders.

It features new interviews with past and present Philadelphia detectivesas well as loved ones and those closely associated with the events that took place in the city known as the birthplace of America.

Chris McMullin, a lieutenant with the Bucks County Sheriff’s Office in Pennsylvania, is the host of Oxygen’s “Murder Philly.” (Content of the bright point)

McMullin, the host of the series, previously worked as a patrol officer for the Philadelphia Police Department for several years, working his way up to become a detective with the Bensalem Police Department. He described how the men in blue were “relentless” in finding out who killed Beverley.

“That was one of the reasons I wanted to tell this story, as well as the others we explored in the series,” McMullin explained. “I wanted to show how hard these detectives work for justice, to restore justice on behalf of the victims and their families. These detectives want to protect our society. And in this case, they promised to find out who killed Corporal Beverley.”

The spotlight turned to the Boyle Street Boys, a street gang that used “extremely violent tactics” to control its younger members and “street-level vendors,” according to court documents. Their goal was to fiercely defend their “territory” for the sale and distribution of cocaine.

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Michael Beverly is survived by his wife and five children. (Content of the bright point)

The members saw themselves as a “family”, united in loyalty. Senior members debated whether to kill certain individuals who were considered a threat.

“They backed up their threats with violence,” McMullin said. “I hate to compliment them, and I don’t mean it, but they were the real deal. They weren’t just a lot of talk. They carried out the threats.”

Nevertheless, the investigators were met by a “wall of silence” from the community.

Michael Beverly can be seen here with his mother. (Content of the bright point)

“Chester is a tough town,” McMullin said. “I had cases when people did not want to talk to me because they were afraid of revenge. You don’t blame them for that. It’s hard. It is necessary to work to win the trust of the public. hang in there, you can’t blame anyone who’s afraid to speak up. And in this case it was so a gang that terrorizes the whole city.”

Chris McMullin worked as a patrolman for the Philadelphia Police Department for several years. (Content of the bright spot)

And the murder happened not far from home. The series told about how Beverly did not survive the shooting in 1993 of his patrol partner Connie Hawkins. According to The Philadelphia Inquirerhe was active in the Delaware County Law Enforcement Memorial Fund, a group dedicated to honoring officers who have fallen in the line of duty. He wore a bracelet in memory of Hawkins.

Beverly found solace in immersing herself in activities involving her children. The publication reported that the US Marine Corps veteran was active in the Rose Tree Football League and was an assistant basketball coach.

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Pictured here is a young Chris McMullin with his father. (Content of the bright spot)

Detectives later learned that Beverly was trying to mentor a young man in the community named Maurice Day. But the last number Beverly called before his murder was not Day, but Gloria Adams, who lived a few steps from where he was killed. According to reports, Beverly called Adams about 10 minutes before she was shot.

A visibly shaken Adams told detectives she had known Beverly for years. She described him as a positive role model for her son, Day. She explained how Beverley tried to speak to an 18-year-old boy who appeared to be looking for a chance to join the Boyle Street Boys. But when they questioned Day, he said he was at his girlfriend’s house the night of the shooting. She confirmed his statement.

Michael Beverley’s case almost froze. (Content of the bright point)

The case seemed to be closed until October 2002. A woman arrested for drug possession claimed she witnessed Day shooting Beverly. A prosecutor who said Day had “executed” Beverley later claimed Day was motivated to commit the killing by being “teased, bullied and ridiculed” by members of the Boyle Street Boys. Delco Times reported

Michael Beverley tried to mentor Maurice Day. (Content of the bright spot)

According to the series, Day was frustrated by Beverly’s friendship with his mother, fearing that his street credibility would be destroyed.

“I don’t want to comment on that — I’ve never talked to the kid,” McMullin said. “From what I know of the case, I believed it was peer pressure in addition to the fact that he didn’t want to be labeled a rat. But I can’t say for sure why he did what he did.”

According to McMullin, what you can say is that the police have given up on finding Beverly’s killer.

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Corporal Beverly was a veteran of the US Marine Corps. He served on the Chester Police Department for 11 years. (Content of the bright point)

According to the newspaper, a gang member later testified that Day confessed to killing Beverly. Day’s cousin, who was not a member of the gang, also gave important testimony.

“He told me he killed the policeman – he shot him,” the witness told the jury, the newspaper quoted him as saying.

Day, 20, was found guilty of first degree murder. He was sentenced to life without parole. In the episode, Beverly’s sister is heard saying that she is happy with the verdict, as opposed to Day getting the death penalty.

Maurice Day is currently serving a life sentence. (Pennsylvania Department of Corrections)

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“I think she’s content knowing that he can sit there for the rest of his life and think about what he did,” McMullin said. “Sometimes people think it’s worse than death.”

Today, McMullin hopes Beverly’s legacy is remembered, as are those who never gave up on the search for his killer.

“Justice doesn’t always come easily,” McMullin mused. “Closing a case requires great dedication and determination. I want people to see that detectives across the country, but especially in the Philadelphia region, are dedicated to their work and want to protect the community. I’m trying to show that sometimes there are bad cops, yes, but there are a lot more good ones.”