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Kathy Burke was already New York City police legend. Then she went beyond the call of duty with a groundbreaking support group for injured officers. When Kathy Burke talks about losing a fellow officer, it is not simply as a professionally trained counselor, but also as a cop who has been there.
Jan 29, 1995 · Detective Burke was the main prosecution witness at four trials arising from the killing. Each time she identified three men linked to the Genovese crime family as the killers of her...
Sep 3, 2006 · Sept. 3, 2006. SHE was the smallest cop — barely 5 feet 2 and 95 pounds — when she joined the New York City Police Department, but Kathy Burke left a big impression. And the murder of her...
Apr 23, 2008 · Kathy Burke, a hero cop and most decorated NYPD female detective ever, still helps run the Police Self Support Group, an NYPD fraternal organization for cops suffering from serious line-of-duty injuries or life-threatening illnesses.
- Kathy Burke, Neal Hirschfeld
Kathy Burke would later testify that Giovanelli had fired a bullet at her, and that it passed through her bra-strap buckle. But Inspector Burke brought the blood-spattered bra and blouse home with him shortly after the shooting, thereby improperly, if temporarily, removing important evidence.
Aug 22, 2006 · Kathy Burke was a NYC police detective from 1968 to 1991. When she joined, women made up less than 1% of the New York police force. Burke was instrumental in paving the way for women in the force. She worked undercover in the 1970s making drug buys, later worked homicide, then organized crime.
Detective: The Inspirational Story of the Trailblazing Woman Cop Who Wouldn't Quit. In 1968, 1 percent of the New York City Police Department was female. When Kathy Burke joined the NYPD's...
