Geographic Classification
Primary network: Atkinson–Jackson heroin import network
New York connection: George Ford homicide / Frank Lucas network
Overview
Martin Trowery worked for Leslie Atkinson and Herman Jackson, according to New York court records.
Role in the Network
Trowery was indicted with Frank Lucas in connection with the 1974 killing of George Ford. The prosecution theory alleged that Trowery shot Ford at Lucas’s direction. The 1980 opinion records statements attributed to Trowery and other witnesses but does not itself establish a final homicide conviction.
Legal Record
Trowery had already received a substantial sentence in another drug case and was cooperating with authorities in Pittsburgh during the later Ford investigation.
Historical Significance
Trowery connects the wholesale import side of the network to one of the most consequential violence allegations surrounding Lucas.
Evidence Status
A for employment/association and indictment; B for final homicide attribution pending final disposition research.