With Herman Bell freed on parole although he participated in the execution-style slaying of two police officers in 1971, the Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association is working to ensure that two other cop-killers eligible for release remain behind bars.
The two men are scheduled for parole hearings next month. One is Anthony Bottom, a partner of Mr. Bell in the murders of Officers Joseph Piagentini and Waverly Jones outside a Harlem housing project. The other is Eddie Matos, a burglar who in 1989 pushed Officer Anthony Dwyer, 23, off a Times Square rooftop during a chase.
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