Circle of Six:
The True Story of
New York's Most Notorious
Cop Killer and The Cop
Who Risked Everything to Catch Him
by Randy Jurgensen
and Robert Cea
Posted on 02/22/2009 5:30:23 PM PST by jdfromny
In 1972, New York City was plagued with protests, riots, and general unrest. It was during this defining year that one of the Police Department’s most scandalous cases occurred: the murder of Police Officer Phillip Cardillo.
On Friday, April 14, 1972, the police were summoned to Mosque Number 7 in Harlem, led at the time by the Nation of Islam’s Louis Farrakhan, for a ten-thirteen––officer in need of help. The turn of events after this officer distress call has become perhaps the most legendary story in NYPD history. Police entered the Mosque and a conflict occurred, leaving Office Cardillo dead, and the city on the brink of a full-scale riot. Sensing a potential crisis and conflict with the Nation of Islam and the Black Liberation Army, New York City Mayor John Lindsey, Commissioner Benjamin Ward, and Congressman Charles Rangel acquiesced to the city’s black leaders and ordered the police out of the Mosque.
Subsequently, the details of Officer Cardillo’s murder and the events of what happened at the Mosque were covered up and an investigation was never truly launched until NYPD detective Randy Jurgensen began his own investigation. For four years, he would not rest, taking on the Mayor, his superiors in the NYPD, the Nation of Islam, and seemingly at times, the entire city of New York, before he could affect an arrest. His investigation revealed the tragic and shameful story of the political scandal and cover-up that rocked the NYPD and the Nation of Islam.
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WOW! I just read the amazon customer reviews. Thanks very much for posting.
When you have a publisher named — “The Disinformation Company” — I don’t know if that is supposed to inspire confidence in their publications... LOL...
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I thought the same thing. Anyone considering a career in Law Enforcement should read this book since it shows the power that the politicians bestow upon themselves. They could care less about cops getting killed or justice being carried out. All they want is their mug on the 6 o’clock news saying how sorry they are...
Why are the police permitted to have machine guns, if not to deal with rioters?
Circle of Six:
The True Story of
New York's Most Notorious
Cop Killer and The Cop
Who Risked Everything to Catch Him
by Randy Jurgensen
and Robert Cea
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