Police Shot By A Mass Murderer, She Survived.

Law Enforcement Talk: True Crime and Trauma Stories

Bleav + Law Enforcement Talk - John J Wiley

True Crime, News, Politics, News Commentary, Documentary, Society & Culture, Education, Law Enforcement, Self-improvement

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🗓️ 29 December 2025

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Police Shot by a Mass Murderer: She Survived and the City’s Response Shocked Her. The phrase line of duty often feels abstract, until a single moment changes everything. For former Richmond, Virginia police officer Cheryl Ann Nici-O’Connell, that moment came in October of 1984, when a routine off-duty assignment turned into a life-altering ambush by a fugitive mass murderer.

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0:00.0	As a police officer, she was shot in the face by a now convicted mass killer.
0:04.3	She survived and got a shocking response from the city.
0:08.7	Welcome to the law enforcement talk radio show.
0:12.2	In the law enforcement talk radio show, we are joined by special guests talking about their experiences, their realities of investigating crimes.
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0:24.8	and victims of crimes share their stories.
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1:12.4	it's from the Richmond Virginia area by the way in areas near and dear to my heart I went to
1:18.1	high school in a Richmond Virginia area we have a walking talking miracle on the phone her
1:24.4	name is Cheryl Nietzsche O'Connell, former Richmond, Virginia police officer.
1:30.1	Cheryl, thanks so much to be guests on the show, very much. Appreciate it.
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