Word: nunziatta
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Dates: during 1972-1972
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...substitution. Murphy promised a tightening of security measures, but he may be closing the barn door after the horse has gone. According to police forms, the officer officially responsible for some of the heroin's removal (although there is evidence his signature was forged) was Detective Joseph Nunziatta, who killed himself with his own revolver last March after being questioned by federal agents. In any event, the caper underscored the archaic inefficiency of police procedures. It showed why local forces have such a difficult time keeping ahead of organized crime, which probably instigated the horse thievery...
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