The Murder of Deputy Walter Fisher

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The morning of April 14, 1926, the Inland Steel payroll delivery was hijacked in Indiana Harbor. Later that afternoon, Will County deputy sheriff and Mokena resident and Front Street business owner, Walter Fisher died in a hail of gunfire at the corner of todays 143rd and La Grange Road in Orland Park. That night, the bullet-riddled body of Santo Calabrese turned up on a Broadview road. The exact sequence of events remains uncertain, but a jury was able to trace enough of the day's violent trajectory to send Daniel Hesly on the path to Alcatraz.
This story of high-speed pursuit and mistaken identity, shocked the jaded sensibilities of Prohibition-era Mokena and plunged our town into mourning.
Deputy Fisher lost his life in the pursuit of justice for a prominent Mokena Doctor. For years, as Matt was researching Mokena’s history, this story kept popping up and it held a special place for him. That resulted in the publishing of his book, The 1926 Orland Park Murder Mystery.

This book is meant to be a memorial to Deputy Walter Fisher and the sacrifice he made for our community.

You can buy Matt’s Book on Amazon by clicking HERE! It’s a great book!

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