The disgraced chief was only there 3 years, his downfall, which started in his first year (2012) there, had nothing to do with this case, and neither did the others that obstructed the investigation into the chief's coverup of his assaulting the in-custody thief. In a police dept of more than 2500 sworn personnel, I wouldn't be surprised if there are a few bad apples, both then and now. The major crimes unit and its chain of command are responsible for the neglect of the investigation. It's exposed and they knew who they were. Nothing I've seen amounts to a long history of widespread corruption that has a stranglehold on LE and the DA, who has only been there since 2021.
An elected DA doesn't answer to others in local governments, the point is, that there is absolutely nothing to say this DA is corruptible and it's odd to talk like it's inevitable. Are you also pondering that the new police commissioner, the new county executive, the chief of police and the sheriff will also get corrupted without any indication that they will?
It's not about money. Each agency pays their person(s) assigned to the task force. All detectives in major crime units get overtime pay. When the courts, prosecutors and LE have cases that are very costly, they don't just stop working, the county pays for the extra costs that can't be done from their budgets.
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I assume the ignored tips are to do with Attorney Ray.
According to this article, nothing is being ignored.
AN attorney for a woman found dead near Gilgo Beach has said he fears there are far more victims of accused Long Island Serial Killer Rex Heuermann that have yet to be discovered – both dead …
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