Good Cop, Bad Cop

by Rebecca H. Dartt, David McElligott

A probing look at a multiple murder case in Ithaca, New York, and the perhaps specious justice that resulted reveals how an ambitious police investigator falsified testimony and tampered with evidence to bring about a quick conviction. Reprint.

Genres: True Crime

351 pages, Paperback

First published April 10, 1994

Reviews

[Sheri]

This is a true story about a normal family robbed & brutally murdered & about a career criminal who was cornered & shot by police, but a dirty cop falsifies fingerprints to place the criminal's mother at the scene as well, and she is wrongfully convicted.



This book really held my interest - read it in less than a week. It is a horrible crime & story, written by a lady who lived near the town where the crime occurred.

[Tricia · Rating 5 out of 5]

NOT for the faint of heart. Having lived down the road from this family and having followed the details in the paper/on the radio of this murder it was interesting to read a full accounting from the perspective of the police, investigators and DA on the case-as told by a local writer.

[Celia Sweet · Rating 3 out of 5]

What I already knew, there are good ones and bad ones. Only human nature.

[Wendy · Rating 5 out of 5]

So well-written, a captivating real-life drama. Highly recommend!