Getaway driver in 1988 police assassination to walk free as soon as next month
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After 34 years behind bars for his role in the killing of NYPD cop Edward Byrne, Scott Cobb will be released from Dannemora maximum security prison next month.
With just a month on the force, Byrne had been stationed outside the home of a witness who was slated to testify against drug kingpin Howard "Pappy" Mason. Christina Coulter is a U.S. and World reporter for Fox News Digital. Email story tips to christina.coulter@fox.com.
While Cobb distracted the officer, McClary shot him five times in the head at point-blank range. After the attack, the killers received an $8,000 payment from Mason.
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