Top cop who botched Gilgo Beach murder case was once jailed for beating crook who stole his sex toyBy Stephanie Pagones and Jorge Fitz-Gibbon
July 20, 2023
The disgraced ex-Suffolk County police chief who botched the Gilgo Beach murder probe had plenty of skeletons in his closet — and once did federal prison time for beating up a crook who stole his dildo and porn stash.
James Burke, 59, who admitted he roughed up suspect Christopher Loeb in 2012 for snatching his sick stash of sex goodies, also had drug-addled trysts with hookers and once fled from a drunken wreck, according to court records and various reports.
To top it off, Burke allegedly did a bare-bones investigation into the Gilgo Beach case, blocking out the FBI and other agencies working on the gruesome discovery of 11 bodies along Long Island’s South Shore in 2010, claimed attorney John Ray, who represents the families Gilgo Beach victims, Jessica Taylor and Shannan Gilbert.
“This case was bungled and polluted from the beginning,” he said.
Ray also represented the escort who claimed a fling with Burke, who was identified only as “Lee Ann.”
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https://nypost.com/2023/07/20/top-cop-who-botched-gilgo-beach-murder-case-was-jailed-for-beating-sex-toy-crook/
