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1. www.washingtonpost.com › obituaries › 2024/10/05David Burnham, whose corruption exposés inspired ‘Serpico ...

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   3 days ago · Soon, Mr. Burnham heard from two police insiders: a plainclothes investigator living in Greenwich Village named Frank Serpico and Det. David Durk, who had studied law before joining the force ...

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3. www.editorandpublisher.com › stories › david-burnhamDavid Burnham, New York Times reporter who exposed police ...

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   2 days ago · David Burnham, a former investigative reporter for The New York Times whose exposé of corruption in the New York City Police Department in 1970 led to public hearings; tarnished top officials, including the mayor; and inspired the movie “Serpico,” about Mr. Burnham’s chief source, Detective Frank Serpico, died on Tuesday, Oct. 1, at his home in Spruce Head, Maine.

4. www.nytimes.com › 2024/10/05 › nyregionDavid Burnham, Times Reporter Who Exposed Police Graft, Dies ...

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   4 days ago · His enterprising reporting caught the attention of a longhaired undercover officer, Detective Serpico, who for years had tried to get the police department to crack down on internal corruption.

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6. www.pressreader.com › usa › the-boston-globeDavid Burnham, Times reporter who exposed police graft; at 91

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   2 days ago · David burnham, a former investigat­ive reporter for The New York Times whose exposé of corruption in the New York City police Department in 1970 led to public hearings; tarnished top officials, including the mayor; and inspired the movie “Serpico,” about mr. burnham’s chief source, Detective Frank Serpico, died Tuesday at his home in ...

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   Sep 23, 2024 · Frank Serpico, a former New York City Police Department (NYPD) officer, gained fame in the 1970s for blowing the whistle on police corruption. His courageous actions led to significant reforms within the NYPD.

8. www.telegraph.co.uk › films › 0The 30 best crime thrillers of all time – ranked

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   1 day ago · Serpico (1973) Between Godfathers I and II, Al Pacino switched sides to play a cop. And not just any cop, but sandals-wearing bohemian Frank Serpico – the most honest man in the NYPD.

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   Is Serpico based on a true story?

   • Based on a true story, it’s a different kind of crime film. Serpico is made to feel like a criminal for refusing to partake in the corruption. As one of his colleagues says, “Who can trust a cop who don’t take money?” Serpico is trapped by his own integrity – no one, not even the mayor, will help him cut out the corruption.

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   Who was Frank Serpico?

   • More from Deadline Detective Frank Serpico, an undercover officer who had been trying to get the police department to crack down on the graft, worked as Burnham’s chief source, becoming the eventual subject of the 1973 crime thriller in which Al Pacino played him.

   David Burnham Dies: New York Times Investigative Reporter Whose Wo…

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   Who is Detective Serpico?

   • His enterprising reporting caught the attention of a longhaired undercover officer, Detective Serpico, who for years had tried to get the police department to crack down on internal corruption. He approached Mr. Burnham.

   David Burnham, Times Reporter Who Exposed Police Graft, Dies at 91

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   Why did detective Serpico criticize the mayor's office for ignoring corruption reports?

   • In faulting the mayor’s office for ignoring corruption reports — Detective Serpico had complained to administration officials before approaching The Times — the commission badly damaged Mr. Lindsay’s political image as a patrician do-gooder.

   David Burnham, Times Reporter Who Exposed Police Graft, Dies at 91

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10. uk.news.yahoo.com › david-burnham-dies-york-timesDavid Burnham Dies: New York Times Investigative Reporter ...

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    3 days ago · David Burnham, a former New York Times investigative reporter whose work uncovering corruption in the New York Police Department circa the 1970s inspired the twice Oscar-nominated Serpico, died earlier this week at 91. Per the Times, he died after a choking incident at dinner, at his home in Spruce Head, Maine, which caused his heart to stop.