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Louis N. Scarcella (skar-SELL-uh, born 1951) is a retired detective from the New York City Police Department (NYPD) who earned frequent commendations during the "crack epidemic" of the 1980s and 1990s, before many convictions resulting from his investigations were overturned during his retirement. As a member of the Brooklyn North Homicide ...
Apr 1, 2019 · Louis Scarcella, the former homicide detective, needed paperwork to refresh his memory and glasses borrowed from a prosecutor to read documents he was handed, including reports that he had...
Nov 20, 2023 · Louis N. Scarcella, a former N.Y.P.D. detective, was accused of framing dozens of people for murder. The city and state have paid a steep price to settle claims over the past decade.
Apr 15, 2024 · Derrick Hamilton, who spent nearly 21 years in prison for the 1991 murder, was paroled in 2011 after questions surfaced about New York City Detective Louis Scarcella and lead witnesses on the...
Aug 21, 2022 · Nearly 20 people have had decades-old convictions for murder and other crimes tossed out after accusing former Detective Louis Scarcella of framing them.
Apr 15, 2024 · Mr. Scarcella, who retired in 1999, has not been charged with any crimes despite official findings of bad practices, and he has insisted he did nothing wrong.
Scarcella grew up in Coney Island during the 1950s and 1960s. His father was a beat cop, and he later became a cop and detective in the homicide unit. He moonlighted as a barker for Spookarama and El Dorado and was the President of the Coney Island Polar Bear Club until 2008.
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