NYPD investigators will mark the 44th anniversary of the assassination of Police Officers Rocco Laurie and Greg Foster this week, knowing they may never get justice for the two murdered cops.
Nearly all of the evidence recovered from the fatal 1972 East Village ambush committed by black radicals has disappeared, bringing the investigation to a standstill, the Daily News has learned.
“It’s an embarrassment,” said retired NYPD Lt. Francisco Velez, who investigated Laurie and Foster’s murder during the critical 48 hours after the murders. “I’m just amazed they lost it with all the protocols in place. As far as I know, no one was held accountable.”
A Chrysler Imperial was recovered near the bloody scene on Ave. B and E. 11th St. And a bag of items that may have belonged to the suspected killers was among the items that vanished from police custody, Velez said.
On Jan. 27, 1972, three members of the Black Liberation Army blasted away at Laurie and Foster. The officers were shot in the back.
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