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Louis N. Scarcella (skar-SELL-uh, born 1951) [a] 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 ...
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 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...
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.
Aug 21, 2022 · NEW YORK (AP) — In the bloody years when killings peaked in New York City, Detective Louis Scarcella built a reputation for closing cases.
Apr 15, 2024 · Retired Detective Louis N. Scarcella wanted to talk to me in person. We met at a Coney Island diner. He walked in, a man in his sixties, shorter than I expected for someone nicknamed The Hulk.
Aug 31, 2022 · Justice Dena Douglas rendered a guilty verdict in the first retrial to result from almost a decade of scrutiny of former New York City homicide detective, Louis Scarcella, who was seen as a case-cracking star in the 1980s and ‘90s, but was later accused of framing suspects.
