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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...
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.
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Apr 23, 2008 · Kathy Burke, who received New York City's highest commendation for heroism, the Medal of Honor, retired from the NYPD in 1991. Today she is actively involved with the Police Self-Support Group, counseling cops who have suffered emotional or physical trauma on or off the job.
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A mobster who was accused of killing an NYPD detective in 1986 but set free after four trials died at age 84 Friday in New York after an illness, The Post has learned.
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...
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...
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.
