Don't complicate things more than they have to be. But I guess you first have to know what these people are all about. They got a case that was difficult to solve - and they found a way to 'solve' it. How could this 'great' police department and even greater district attorney NOT be able to solve a case when it was obvious the killer(s) was walking and talking right past them everyday.
Heck, they had a kid named O'Neill (?) in for questioning. They went up one side of his head down to the other side. The kid mentions is father was an NYPD cop. They let him go. The kid was reported to have said if I knew it would be that easy I would have said it much earlier.
I know, I know it is hard to believe that cops and a DA would intentionally frame an innocent person of such a heinous crime, but trust me it happens, but more often in Suffolk than anywhere else.
When you have enough of the Pius Case I suggest you take a look at the murder of a Jessica Manners murder.
BELIEVE it or not it is easier to convict an innocent man than it is to convict a guilty man - In some cases.
Spota has a Detective Sergeant who was once best pals with Burke working in his office that actually has a business where he makes up crime scenes for kids to solve in CSI competitions. They call it Forensic World Enterprises, 30 Main St., Smithtown, NY. You won't find it there unless you go inside a UPS drop off store because it is a Mail Box drop.
Heck, you CAN'T MAKE THIS CHIT UP, BUT THEN
Just as O'Neill, another good Irish American name, was let off because he was connected doesn't mean he did the boy in any more than Burke his brother or his Auntie's first cousin. Yes Spota, with the very Irish face, could very easily have had something to hide, but Burke's connection to him may be something more lurid and not murder. Could they be related? There is no doubt they have helped each other out, for good or bad, over the years, but the Pius case may be a red herring in relation to who did it. After all, none of those blamed are screaming Jimmy Burke did it they are blaming each other....