Jimmy The King: Murder, Vice, And The Reign Of A Dirty Cop
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ISBN : 9781541730403
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Jimmy The King: Murder, Vice, And The Reign Of A Dirty Cop
From A Tawdry '70S Crime Scene To The Infamous Gilgo Beach Murders, Jimmy Burke Spent Four Decades Chasing Power And Breaking Rules At One Of The Country'S Largest Police Departments.In 1979, The Gruesome Slaying Of A Thirteen-Year-Old Boy Riveted The Suburbs Of Suffolk County, New York. As The County Hustled To Bring The Case To A Dubious Resolution, A Wayward Local Teenager Emerged With A Convenient Story To Tell. For His Cooperation, James Burke Was Rewarded With A Job As A Cop.Thus Began BurkeS Unlikely Ascent To The Top Of One Of The CountryS Largest Law Enforcement Jurisdictions. He And A Crew Of Likeminded Allies Utilized Vengeance, Gangster Tactics, And Political Leverage To Become The Most Powerful And Feared Figures In Their Suburban Empire. In His Quest To Maintain That Power, Burke Botched -- Intentionally Or Not -- Dire Investigations Like That Of The Famed Gilgo Beach Serial Killings And The County'S Ms-13 Gang Scourge.Until A Pilfered Bag Of Sex Toys Brought It All Crashing Down.Jimmy The King Is The Story Of The Rise, Reign, And Paranoiac Fall Of A Corrupt Cop And His Regime-A Crime Family With Badges And Guaranteed Pensions. Novelistic In Detail And Piercing In Its Political Insight, This Book Will Leave You Questioning Who Modern Policing Serves, Who It Protects, And Who It Preys Upon And Abandons.
Specification of Jimmy The King: Murder, Vice, And The Reign Of A Dirty Cop
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Author | Garcia-Roberts, Gus |
Binding | paperback |
Language | english |
ISBN-10 | 1541730402 |
ISBN-13 | 9781541730403 |
Publisher | Garcia-Roberts, Gus |
Publication Year | 2024-05-21 |
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