Ex-officer wanted on rape charges shot, killed by Lower Merion police, DA says
Francis Connell Collier was charged on Tuesday with rape of a child and other counts, according to court documents.
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Francis Connell Collier was charged on Tuesday with rape of a child and other counts, according to court documents.
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