As investigators spent years looking for a suspect, a key clue was buried in their files. Could they have solved the case years earlier? Source: New York Times
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School District Investigates Claims of Longtime Sexual Misconduct by Teachers
By Gotham Rex on December 8, 2021
Six teachers from Babylon High School have been placed on leave as the investigation continues and alumnae come forward with claims. Source: New York Times
Man Charged With Sending Dozens of Violent Threats to L.G.B.T.Q. Groups
By Gotham Rex on December 6, 2021
Robert Fehring warned that an attack on New York City’s Pride March would make the Pulse nightclub shooting “look like a cakewalk,” the authorities said. Source: New York Times
Former Long Island Prosecutors Sentenced in Plot to Protect Police Chief
By Gotham Rex on August 11, 2021
Thomas Spota and Christopher McPartland were convicted of obstruction of justice and other crimes for their role in a scheme to protect James Burke. Source: New York Times
Police Break Up 400-Person Party at Long Island Mansion
By Gotham Rex on December 2, 2020
Flouting the state’s pandemic restrictions on gatherings, hundreds of people flocked to a castle-like estate in Brookhaven on Sunday night. Source: New York Times
The Gilgo Beach Murders Were a Cold Case. Then a New Police Chief Arrived.
By Gotham Rex on September 25, 2020
After a decade of little movement in a series of killings on Long Island, a new sense of urgency. Source: New York Times