Joseph Wambaugh, LA Cop Who Wrote 'The Onion Field' and Other Bestsellers, Dies at 88
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Joseph Wambaugh, Los Angeles cop who wrote 'The Onion Field' and other bestsellers, dies at 88
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Officer Turned Novelist Joseph Wambaugh Dies
Joseph Wambaugh, LA cop who wrote ‘The Onion Field’ and other bestsellers, dies at 88
Bestselling crime novelist Joseph Wambaugh, who mined his own experience as a Los Angeles police officer, has died at 88.
Joseph Wambaugh, Creator of ‘Police Story’ and ‘Onion Field’ Writer, Dies at 88
Joseph Wambaugh, the former LAPD officer who brought realism to the "Police Story" TV series and books like "The Onion Field," died Friday.
Bestselling author and Rancho Mirage resident Joseph Wambaugh dead at 88
A post made on Friday afternoon to Wambaugh's Facebook page confirmed his death and said "Heaven has gained a new choir boy, friends."
Acclaimed ‘cop writer’ and longtime San Diegan Joseph Wambaugh dies at 88
Joseph Wambaugh, a former police officer who became an acclaimed bestselling author, introducing audiences to the gritty, stark realities faced by fellow street cops, died Friday. He was 88. The longtime San Diego resident died of esophageal cancer in his second home in Rancho Mirage, said close friend Janene Gant.