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- TITLE PAGE
- DEDICATION
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- CHAPTER 1
- CHAPTER 2
- CHAPTER 3
- CHAPTER 4
- CHAPTER 5
- CHAPTER 6
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- CHAPTER 8
- CHAPTER 9
- CHAPTER 10
- CHAPTER 11
- CHAPTER 12
- CHAPTER 13
- CHAPTER 14
- CHAPTER 15
- CHAPTER 16
- CHAPTER 17
- CHAPTER 18
- CHAPTER 19
- CHAPTER 20
- CHAPTER 21
- CHAPTER 22
- CHAPTER 23
- CHAPTER 24
- CHAPTER 25
- CHAPTER 26
- CHAPTER 27
- CHAPTER 28
- CHAPTER 29
- CHAPTER 30
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- CHAPTER 32
- CHAPTER 33
- CHAPTER 34
- CHAPTER 35
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deceased Victim Rosenblatt and both witnesses state unequivocally that they have no idea how D.V. gained ingress to said domicile. However, the burglary apparatus recovered from a bathroom of said domicile indicates Breaking and Entering, and the fact that the day doorman, Mr. William P. O'Donnell, states he never saw D. Victim enter the building's main lobby, indicates a stealthy ingress by D. Victim. Furthermore, Drinking Glass A, subsequently identified by Mrs. Rulerad as coming from her kitchen, was full of a dark liquid, subsequently identified as Diet Pepsi-Cola, a drink favored by Mrs. M. Rulerad, and this is in conformity with the method operandus of three prior B and E burglaries within a six-block radius, previously attributed to the “East Side Burglar,” in which soft drinks were displayed in a partially drunk status. Though D. Victim's wife denies a criminal history on the part of D. Victim, who she says was a psychiatrist, physical evidence indicates a “secret life” on the part of D. Victim and a possible motive: guilt over said secret life due to D. Victim being a psychiatrist and outward “solid citizen” and finally coming to grips with this unrespectable secret.
Next came a half page follow-up by Detective Giordano, dated a week later:
Case#1453331, Rosenblatt, H. Requested permission from D. Victim's wife to search home premises on E. 65 St. due to search for evidence related to D. Victim's death. Said search effected 4/17/85 at 3:23 P.M. to 5:17 P.M. in company of Det. B. Wildebrandt and Officer J. McGovern. Home and office premises of D. Victim searched in presence of D. Victim's wife, Shirley Rosenblatt. No contraband from previous “East Side Burglaries” found. Permission requested to read D. Victim's psychiatric files for possible patient/fence connection, refused by S. Rosenblatt. Will consult with Chief of Dets. A. M. Talisiani.
The following page was typed on a different machine and signed by Detective Lewis S. Jackson, 19th Precinct. The date was four weeks later.
Conf. on Det. Giordano's case,#1453331, H. A. Rosenblatt. Det. Giordano on med. leave. D. Victim's wife, Shirley Rosenblatt, and son, Joshua Rosenblatt, requested meeting to review case. Wanting “progress” report. Met with them at Pcnct. Told of disposition. Very angry, said they were “deceived” as to purpose of home search. Son stated he is an attorney, knows “people.” He and mother convinced hom., not sui. Stated D.V. not depressed, never depressed, not “criminal.” Further stated “there was some sort of setup.” Further stated D.V. had talked to wife, prior to death, about “upsetting case that could be related to what happened to my dad,” but when asked for details, said he didn't know because D.V. was psychiatrist and kept secrets because of “ethics.” When told nothing more could be done based on available evidence, son became even more irate and threatened to “go above you to get some action.” Conversation reported to Chief of Dets. A. M. Talisiani.