A judge in New York has blocked a government watchdog’s independent investigation into the unsolved murder in 1972 of a New York City policeman, because the New York City Police Department claims the Nixon-era case is still active.
Judicial Watch had sought the records of the investigation into the death of officer Phillip Cardillo in 1972 in Louis Farrakhan’s Nation of Islam mosque.
Judicial Watch said it cannot obtain the investigatory materials because of the police department’s claims.
“No one ever served a day in jail for the killing,” Judicial Watch said.
A special prosecutor later concluded there was “a concerted and orchestrated effort by members and former members of the police department to impede the investigation into the murder of Patrolman Philip Cardillo.”
“Let that sink in for a moment: the New York Police Department blocked an investigation into the murder of one of its own,” Judicial Watch said.
The legal group pointed out that decades later, retired police detective Randy Jurgensen has revived interest in the case with his book, “Circle of Six.”
Judicial Watch said that after it stepped in to help, it uncovered new documents and new theories of the crime.
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