Retired Dayton Daily News reporter Wes Hills has kept a copy of the memo for decades. The Dayton Daily News is publishing segments of it as part of our Gem City Gamble project.
Go here for the full story about the memo, including interviews with Haller that the Dayton Daily News agreed not to publish until after his death, which occurred in 2023. The newspaper is also revealing for the first time that Haller was the memo’s author.
Here is the first page of the memo. The Dayton Daily News redacted names because many people referenced in the memo could not be reached for comment.
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The seven-page memo continues with 20 detailed allegations of misdeeds, civil rights violations and criminal activity.
ABOUT THIS PROJECT:
GEM CITY GAMBLE
A project from the Dayton Daily News
Former Dayton police Detective Dennis Haller’s career spanned a dark time for the Dayton Police Department. Haller was a source for Dayton Daily News reporter Wes Hills, who retired in 2004 after 30 years at the paper, and agreed to share information with Hills on the condition it stay confidential until Haller’s death, which happened in 2023.
Now, we bring you Gem City Gamble, a series that uses Hills’ interviews and notes to shed new light on the largest police corruption scandal in city history and how police wiretapping and a spurned bookie may have contributed to the downfall of baseball legend Pete Rose.
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