In this episode, Alyssa is joined by John Zinn to discuss what some call the biggest scandal in Chicago Police Department history. We end fanaticizing about the story getting the Ryan Murphy treatment.
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Show Notes:
- Boss: Richard J. Daley of Chicago
- To Serve and Collect: Chicago Politics and Police Corruption from the Lager Beer Riot to the Summerdale Scandal, 1855-1960
- Chicago Tribune: INDICTMENTS TO BE SOUGHT FOR COP BURGLARY SUSPECTS
- Chicago Tribune: The Summerdale Scandal and the case of the babbling burglar
- Time: CRIME: Cops and / or Robbers
- WTTW
- Chicago Tribune: PEOPLE’S WORST FEARS
- New York Times: SIX EX-POLICEMEN JAILED IN CHICAGO; 2 Others Fined as Members of a Burglary Ring
- NBC Chicago: Officers Allege Widespread Corruption Inside Chicago Police Department
- Chicago Tribune: JUDGE DOUBTS VIDEOTAPE, ACQUITS 2 OFFICERS OF BURGLARY
- WTTW: Chicago Tow Truck Driver Charged in Vehicle Theft Conspiracy
- Chicago Sun-Times: 3 more CPD employees, including a sergeant, face firing for PPP loan fraud
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