Betty Bright
Title
Betty Bright
Description
Betty Bright planned to spend the day golfing on Belle Isle but it was closed. When she got home, she heard about the unrest and eventually learned that her cousin, Jerome Olshove, was killed.
Publisher
Detroit Historical Society
Date
07/29/2016
Rights
Detroit Historical Society, Detroit, MI
Format
Text
Language
en-US
Type
Written Story
Text
In 1967, I was with ladies from my golf league. We were going to play golf on Belle Isle.....but it was closed. That was STRANGE. On gal was a member of the Edison Club - so we went there.
We spent Sunday afternoon there....then, one member said - I want to know why things are so STRANGE. I want to get to my television - so we went to her home.
What we saw seemed to be incredible. Still seem incredible today.
Then I heard that my dear first cousin, Jerome Olshove, was shot and killed ! He was a police officer with a young wife and two children (babies). He was shot in his stomach by a looter that grabbed his gun.
To this day - whenever I drive down I-75 past the Holbrook (where he was murdered) exit - I weep for my cousin.
We spent Sunday afternoon there....then, one member said - I want to know why things are so STRANGE. I want to get to my television - so we went to her home.
What we saw seemed to be incredible. Still seem incredible today.
Then I heard that my dear first cousin, Jerome Olshove, was shot and killed ! He was a police officer with a young wife and two children (babies). He was shot in his stomach by a looter that grabbed his gun.
To this day - whenever I drive down I-75 past the Holbrook (where he was murdered) exit - I weep for my cousin.
Original Format
Email
Submitter's Name
Janice Dyer Dean
Submission Date
07/28/2016
Files
Collection
Citation
“Betty Bright,” Detroit Historical Society Oral History Archive, accessed January 14, 2025, https://oralhistory.detroithistorical.org/items/show/333.