"A US policeman thought to have been shot dead in the line of duty turned out to have staged his own death - and invented his would-be attackers. He's one of many who have conjured up criminals to cover their own misdeeds.
Illinois police officer Lt Joe Gliniewicz was regarded as a hero following his death in early September. (see earlier thread)
Police believed he had been ****** while in pursuit of three suspects, and there was a big manhunt for his killers.
But investigators have discovered this was all an elaborate lie and declared it a "carefully staged suicide" and the work of an officer who had been stealing money from the department for years.
It's not the first time someone has invented a perpetrator to deflect the blame from themselves. "
Here are seven of the more notorious examples -
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does anyone notice that the imaginary criminal is nearly always black, though sometimes hispanic.
although most of these aren't involving police i think they're quite interesting stories, following on from the 2 cop self-shootings
Illinois police officer Lt Joe Gliniewicz was regarded as a hero following his death in early September. (see earlier thread)
Police believed he had been ****** while in pursuit of three suspects, and there was a big manhunt for his killers.
But investigators have discovered this was all an elaborate lie and declared it a "carefully staged suicide" and the work of an officer who had been stealing money from the department for years.
It's not the first time someone has invented a perpetrator to deflect the blame from themselves. "
Here are seven of the more notorious examples -
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does anyone notice that the imaginary criminal is nearly always black, though sometimes hispanic.
although most of these aren't involving police i think they're quite interesting stories, following on from the 2 cop self-shootings
