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Jimmy the King by Marc Vietor

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Jimmy the King

Murder, Vice, and the Reign of a Dirty Cop

Marc Vietor, Gus Garcia-Roberts, PublicAffairs

PublicAffairs · Print & ebook · May 21, 2024

Reading lane: Serial Killers

An incredible four-decade account of murder, power, and corruption in 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.

At a Glance

Why This Clicks

Dirty Crime Story

A brisk, unsentimental crime read with a historical backbone and a nasty little title.

Come here for

  • dirty-cop crime history
  • accessible, straight-ahead narration

Expect

  • serial-killer and mass-murder framing
  • Middle Atlantic history in the mix

Book Details

Authors
Marc Vietor, Gus Garcia-Roberts, PublicAffairs
Publisher
PublicAffairs
Published
May 21, 2024
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Serial Killers · Mass Murder Cases
Reading lane
Serial Killers

Affinity

Publisher Categories

  • Middle Atlantic History

  • Corruption & Misconduct

  • Organized Crime

About This Book

An incredible four-decade account of murder, power, and corruption in 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, Jimmy Burke was rewarded with a job as a cop. Thus began Burke’s unlikely ascent to the top of one of t...

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An incredible four-decade account of murder, power, and corruption in 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, Jimmy Burke was rewarded with a job as a cop. Thus began Burke’s unlikely ascent to the top of one of the country’s largest law enforcement jurisdictions. And while in power, Burke botched 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 his empire crashing down. Jimmy the King is the story of the rise, reign, and paranoiac fall of a corrupt cop and his regime. This book will leave you questioning who modern policing serves, who it protects, and who it preys upon and abandons.

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