Harry Edgerton is a former detective of the Baltimore Police Department.
He is notable for his work in the Homicide Unit[1] and on the investigation of drug dealer Melvin Williams with former BPD Detective Ed Burns and the Drug Enforcement Administration.
[2] He is notable for working under Sergeant Roger Nolan and Lieutenant Gary D'Addario whose Homicide unit was featured in David Simon's book Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets.
[1] The son of a New York jazz pianist, Edgerton would provide the inspiration for Homicide: Life on the Street character Frank Pembleton,[3] played by Andre Braugher who would win a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for his role.
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