The Fence: A Police Cover-Up Along Boston's Racial Divide (53 page)

Cox, David (brother of Mike Cox), 14

Cox, David (father of Mike Cox), 11, 12, 14, 15

death of, 21–22

Cox, Kimberly Nabauns (wife of Mike Cox)

at civil suit trial, 295, 300

courtship and marriage to Mike Cox, 25–26, 80

deposition of, in Cox civil rights suit, 283–85

informed of husband’s beating and visit in hospital, 1–4

medical career, 208

response to beating and injuries of Mike Cox, 139–40, 156–57, 158–59

response to police investigation of Cox beating, 222–23

third child born, and move to new house, 257–58

Cox, Lillian (sister of Mike Cox), 14, 80, 160

Cox, Michael Anthony “Mike” (police officer), 7–28, 49, 256–59.
See also
Cox criminal and civil law suits

becomes partners with Craig Jones, 83–85, 89

courtship and marriage to Kimberly Nabauns, 25–26, 80

crank calls and harassment of, 164–66, 169, 193–95, 221–23, 258–59, 280–81, 325

decline of work performance following beating, 281–82

depositions given by, for civil rights suit, 277–78

early police career, 81–92

early years and family of, 11–15

education of, 15–26, 56

emotional responses at civil suit trial, 302, 313–14, 318

encounter with Ian Daley after beating, 174–75

encounter with Smut Brown after civil trial, 324–25

encounters with D. Williams after beating, 209–12, 227–28, 258–59

events at crime scene and hospital after police beating of, 1–4, 139–57

fear of fellow police in, 224

on Harvard Law School panel on police brutality, 328–29

immediate injuries from police beating, 134, 139–45, 148, 155–57

interactions with Smut Brown prior to L. Jackson shooting, 93–95

interview of, by county investigator and police Anti-Corruption unit, 205–6

interview of, by Internal Affairs, 170–72

mistaken-identity incidents and, 82–83, 85–89, 91–92

passes exam and joins Boston

Police Department, 80–81

personality and character of, 15–16, 18–19

as plainclothes police officer, 8, 9–10, 62–63

police beating of, 132, 133–35

post-traumatic stress disorder as effect of beating, 158–60, 174, 195–96, 278–80

post-trial service on Boston

Police Department, 329–30

promotion of, to sergeant, 172–74

at Providence College, 25, 80, 257

relationship with wife Kimberly and children, 90–91, 159–60, 283–85

response to police Internal Affairs investigation, 189–91

return to force after beating, and given Internal Affairs assignment, 207–9, 282

shooting at Cortee’s and police response, 99–101, 105

shooting at Walaikum’s, police response, and participation in police chase following, 109, 110, 113, 115, 116, 118, 120, 121–22, 123, 124–25, 126, 127–32

testimony at civil suit trial, 300–305

testimony in K. Conley perjury trial, 267

transfers to audits and reviews division of Internal Affairs, 282–83

work on Anti-Gang Violence

Unit, 7–11, 26–28, 85, 91

Cox, Mikaela (daughter of Mike Cox), 257, 284

Cox, Mike Jr. (son of Mike Cox), 2, 80, 90

effects of Mike Cox’s beating on, 157, 159–60

Cox, Nicholas “Nick” (son of Mike Cox), 2, 90

effects of Mike Cox’s beating on, 157, 159–60

Cox, Ollie (aunt of Mike Cox), 17

Cox, Ricky (brother of Mike Cox), 14

Cox criminal and civil lawsuits arguments and examinations by Cox attorneys Roach and Sinsheimer in civil trial, 293, 294, 295, 296–97, 300–302, 305–6, 312–14

arguments and examination by defense attorneys in civil trial, 298–300, 303–5, 310–12

case against city and Boston Police, 321–22

K. Conley testimony in civil trial, 308–10

Cox family response to police handling of beating, 160–61, 167–69

Cox hires attorney Roach and files civil lawsuit, 223–24

Cox’s initial response, and failure of police department to investigate his beating, 160–62, 166–67

Cox testimony in civil trial, 300–305

civil case split into different jury trials, 291–92, 321

civil rights lawsuit filed by M. Cox, 224, 225, 295

defendants in civil case (Burgio, Conley, Daley, Williams), 223, 272, 256, 294–95, 308–11

depositions in civil suit, 277–78, 283–85

federal investigation of Cox beating, 233, 234, 240–43

grand jury testimony of, 213–16, 218–21

initial police reports on suspect arrests and Cox beating, 146, 151–55

Judge Young’s court in Cox civil suit trial, 290–92, 293–96, 297–98, 305, 314–15

jurors in civil suit trial, 295, 302–3, 306–8, 314–15, 316–17, 318–19

Police Commissioner Evans’s new police rules and, 191–93

police departmental Form 26

reports filed, 162–64

police Internal Affairs investigation, 162–64, 169–84, 187

media coverage of, 164–67, 199–201, 206–7, 287–90, 302, 319, 321–22

preparations for civil suit trial, 275–78

Suffolk County criminal investigation of Cox beating, 184–89, 199–206, 212, 213–16, 218–21, 227–34

unavailability of Internal Affairs reports, 202–3

verdict in civil lawsuit, 317–20

Cruz, Luis (police detective), interview of Ian Daley by, 176–79

interview of Mike Cox by, 170–72

Curley, James Michael, 13

Daley, Ian (police officer)

attempted arrest of M. Cox by, 135, 142–43, 205, 303, 311

becomes target of C. Jones’s anger, 206–7

Cox civil suit against, 223, 272, 295, 296, 298, 303, 311, 313, 314, 315, 317, 318

comments about M. Cox made by, 142, 180

encounter with M. Cox after beating, 175

fired from Boston Police Department, 323–24

Form 26

report by, 163

Internal Affairs interview of, 176–79

L. Jackson shooting, police chase, and response of, 110, 114, 118, 119, 120, 121, 123, 129, 130, 135, 142, 147

official incident report by, 151–53

placed on leave, 289

refuses further interviews, 179, 190

Suffolk County investigation and Anti-Corruption Unit questioning of, 218–19, 229–31

targeted as culpable in Cox beating, 241–42

Davis, Willie J. (attorney)

Cox civil suit and his client K.

Conley, 291, 294, 309, 316, 319

prosecutor’s failure to give FBI report to, 264

represents K. Conley in perjury trial, 260–64, 269–71, 274, 326–27

D. E. Cox Landscaping, 14

Delahunt, Bill (Congressman), 326

Dershowitz, Alan (attorney), on police perjury, 217

Doherty, Ann Marie (internal investigations chief), 199, 228

her statement on police blue wall of silence, 277

Don Bosco Preparatory High School, 57–58

Dorchester neighborhood, Boston, 13, 68, 81

Dovidio, Daniel (police officer), 147, 221, 257

crime scene handling, deceptive actions, and code of silence followed by, 149–50, 191

report about Cox beating by, 163

testimony in Cox civil suit trial, 306–7, 312

update on, 358

Doyle, Michael (police officer), 52, 53, 54, 57, 59, 61, 254

Drechsler, Thomas (attorney), 218, 232–33, 277–78

his defense of, J. Burgio in Cox civil suit trial, 294, 299, 305, 311

Drumgold, Shawn, 71–72

Dudley Square, 15, 81

Dwan, Bobby (police officer), 105

discovers document helpful to K. Conley perjury conviction appeal, 327–28

Internal Affairs interview of, on Cox beating, 181–82, 220

L. Jackson shooting, police chase and response of, 110–11, 115–16, 119, 123, 127, 129, 132–33

partnering with Kenny Conley, 46–47, 60–61, 62–63, 254

placed on leave, 289

update on, 359

Early Intervention System (EIS), Boston Police Department, 67, 97, 190

“8-boy” code (no person to be found), 86

Endicott, John, 188

Evans, Jimmy “Marquis,” 42–43, 95, 106

arrest of, 143, 147, 151, 214, 229, 324

at Cortee’s club, 98–99, 113–15

get away from Walaikum’s, police chase and arrest of, 113–15, 119–21, 123–33

murder of Lyle Jackson and, 107–9

murder trial, 234, 244

Evans, John “Tiny,” 29, 42–43, 95, 106–7

arrest of, 143, 147, 151, 238

at Cortee’s club, 98–99

get away from Walaikum’s, police chase and arrest of, 113–15, 116, 118, 119–21, 123–33

murder of Lyle Jackson and, 107–9

murder trial of, 234, 244

Evans, Paul (police commissioner), Cox beating case and, 184, 199, 200, 257, 273, 277, 321, 330

new police rules issued by, 191–93

places officers Burgio, Williams, Daley, and Dwan on leave, 289–90

slow initial response to Cox beating, 167, 172–73

writes op-ed piece in
Boston Globe
and announces crackdown on police perjury, 288–89

Evans Club, 58–59

Farrahar, Paul J. (police investigator), investigation of Cox beating conducted by, 203–6, 218, 219, 222, 228–29, 240