Middlesex County Sheriff's Office, Massachusetts
End of Watch Sunday, May 14, 1961
Add to My HeroesDavid S. Robinson, Sr.
Jail Master David Robinson was shot and killed during an escape attempt by two inmates from the old county jail on Third Street, adjacent to the courthouse in East Cambridge.
The inmate who shot Jail Master Robinson was awaiting trial for the murder of Patrolman Lawrence W. Gorman of the Cambridge Police Department on September 3rd, 1960. The man committed suicide three days after murdering Jail Master Robinson when police stormed a Boston apartment where he was hiding.
The second inmate, who was awaiting trial for the murder of a clerk in a Saugus clothing store, was captured four days later while robbing a store in New Hampshire. He was convicted of two counts of murder and sentenced to life in prison. In December 1985 he escaped from prison and he remained at large until March 22nd, 2005, when he was arrested in Chicago, Illinois. He was denied parole on January 12th, 2010.
Jail Master Robinson had served with the Middlesex County Sheriff's Office for 27 years. He was survived by his wife, son, daughter, mother, and three brothers.
Bio
- Age 53
- Tour 27 years
- Badge Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire
- Weapon Handgun
- Offender Committed suicide
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Most Recent Reflection
View all 14 ReflectionsYou are only known and remembered by my father and myself through photographs and letters. We were both stripped of ever having the chance to know you, and that plays a toll every day. As we go through another round of emotional turmoil and generational heartache due to that individual trying to once again manipulate the system, we also carry you with us as high as we all can. We fight to this day for you and for our amazing family. I am so proud to be your lineage, and we will move forward from this once again. RIP, Great-Grandfather. Love always.
Erin (Robinson) Zych
Great-Granddaughter
May 6, 2020
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