The Savage City (66 page)

splits within, 288–300, 313–14, 315–18, 319, 320, 358–59

spread of, 185–86, 226, 234–35, 270, 287–88, 290, 358

as symbol and motivator, 186

Ten-Point Program of, 224, 226, 227, 235

UN press conference of, 214

weapons procurement by, 271–72

and Webb murder, 313, 314, 316, 318

Whitmore's lack of knowledge about, 187

women as, 235–38, 244, 272

See also
Panther Twenty-one case;
specific person or chapter

Black Power movement, 184–85, 186, 196, 197–98, 203, 204–5, 216, 218, 283, 285, 321, 359

blacks

Bulger's determination of lying by, 81, 150

and definition of Negro, 245

and drugs, 27

and JFK assassination, 29

migration of, 14, 27, 302

pejoratives for, 74, 84, 86

police relationship with, 62, 70–77, 84, 86, 156–59, 187, 394

poverty of, 69–70, 74

reactions to King assassination among, 220–23

reactions to Knapp Commission hearings among, 345–46

and Whitmore's coercion claims, 70

See also
race/racism;
specific person or organization

Bloom, Robert, 351, 359, 361, 363

blue plastic wrapper (Career Girls Murders), 44–45, 52, 80, 148–49

Blue Ribbon jury, 139–40, 145

Blue Wall of Silence, 122, 165–66, 260–61, 282, 313, 343–44, 370

Blumstein's (Harlem department store), 3

Bohemian Crowns gang, 60

bombings, and Panther Twenty-one case, 277–79

Bonanno, Joe, 27

Borrero (Elba) case

appeals in, 169, 171, 187, 192, 195, 209–12, 231, 325, 351–52, 354–58, 371

arrest and arraignment of Whitmore for, 47–48, 56, 79, 106

and assault on Borrero, 35–37

and Borrero's identification of Whitmore, 36–37, 82, 95–96, 97–98, 106, 168, 193–94, 211–12, 263–66, 325, 352, 354–56, 372, 375–76

Borrero's testimonies in, 96–98, 167–68, 193–94, 263–65

and Brooklyn D.A.'s office, 106, 169–70, 192, 193, 325, 372–73, 375–76, 391

button in, 97, 102, 103, 104, 130, 131–32

and Career Girls Murders case, 95, 98, 103, 130, 135, 168, 169, 192

charges against Whitmore in, 94–95

conviction of Whitmore in, 102, 132, 169–70, 192, 194, 352

decision to proceed with prosecution of, 81, 82

and Edmonds case, 130, 132, 136, 151, 171, 192

and film about Whitmore case, 325–26, 353, 370, 371–72

first trial in, 96–105

hearing about jurors in, 129–32

hearings about Borrero identification in, 263–66

interrogation of Whitmore about, 36–37, 39, 47

jury in, 96, 98, 103–6, 129–32

McKearney official statement about, 53

and media, 95, 102, 103, 104–5, 106, 132

Neuberger-Whitmore discussion about, 192–93

no defense strategy for Whitmore in, 168–69

offer of a deal on, 95

overturning of Whitmore conviction in, 132, 192

and police brutality, 102

prejudice in, 129–32

preparation for trial for, 94–101

reopening of, 372–73, 374–75

and reward in Career Girls Murders case, 98

second trial of Whitmore in, 132, 167–69

sentencing of Whitmore in, 169, 194

sexual dimensions of, 95

third trial in, 192, 193–95

vacating of Whitmore conviction in, 375–77

and Viruet testimony, 354–57, 372

Whitmore bail hearing in, 171–72

and Whitmore lawsuit against New York City, 391

and Whitmore as witness to assault, 35

and Whitmore's confession, 50, 53, 99, 130, 192, 193

Whitmore's reaction to verdict in, 102

and Whitmore's release on bail, 231

and Whitmore's robbery conviction, 276, 277

Whitmore's testimonies in, 99–100, 101–2

BOSS (Bureau of Special Services) (NYPD), 243–44, 255, 268, 301–2, 303–4, 358

the Box, 65–66, 67, 115, 117, 142, 144, 179

Boyle, Robert, 386–87

Branker (detective), 149

Brent (police sergeant), 149

Breslin, Jimmy, 119, 120

Broderick, Vincent L., 154–55

Bronx

Bin Wahad childhood in, 60, 62–63

Bin Wahad and Joseph hiding in, 314

Bin Wahad return to, 179–81

BLA in, 380

Black Panthers in, 235, 289

Elsmere Tenants Association in, 244

gangs in, 60–61

housing projects in, 63

policemen homes outside, 394

See also
Triple-O social club;
specific person

Brooklyn

Black Panthers in, 273–74, 289

gambling in, 124

gangs in, 189–91

Manhattan rivalry with, 44–45, 81–82

and police views about race, 349

police violence in, 76

policemen's homes outside, 394

riots in, 76, 128

and Whitmore TV film, 371

Whitmore's return to, 324

See also specific person or section

Brooklyn Criminal Court

and Black Panthers Nostrand Avenue–police incident, 228–29

Black Panthers–police incident at, 239–42, 267

Whitmore arraignment in, 59

Whitmore bail hearing in, 171

Brooklyn D.A.'s office

and Borrero case, 106, 169–70, 192, 193, 325, 372–73, 375–76, 391

and Edmonds case, 136–37

and Everett trials, 128

fears of retribution within, 135, 136

and Gallashaw-Dean murder case, 174–75

leaking of information by, 106, 135, 136

and Rockefeller investigation of circumstances surrounding Whitmore confession, 266

Whitmore case as embarrassment to, 193

and Whitmore (Gerald)–Puerto Rican death, 190–91

See also specific person

Brooklyn House of Detention: Whitmore at, 67, 68, 101, 106, 129, 138, 141, 144, 146, 188, 352

Brooklyn Supreme Court

Edmonds murder trial in, 137

Whitmore hearing in, 263–66

Brothers, David, 241

Brown, Claude, 27–28

Brown, Egbert, 92–93

Brown, James, 180, 299

Brown, Ronald, 275–76

Brownstein, Irwin, 372–73, 375–76

Brownsville (Brooklyn)

arrest of Black Panthers in, 239–41

riots in, 76

Whitmore moves to, 32, 33–34

Whitmore returns to, 188

and Whitmore TV film, 371

Bruh, Brian, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 339, 340

Buckley, William F. Jr., 85, 119, 120, 153, 198, 278

Buffalo State University, 383

Bulger, Edward J., 53

appearance of, 42–43

awards for, 81

and blue plastic wrapper, 44–45, 80

and Brooklyn-Manhattan rivalry, 44–45

Career Girls murder case assigned to, 44

and Career Girls Murders trial, 148–50, 151

and Coleman-O'Meara case, 44, 103, 127

determination of lying blacks by, 81, 150

and Edmonds case, 138

Glass discussion with, 80–81

interrogation techniques of, 45

and media, 54, 59

NAACP concerns about confessions elicited by, 127

pulled off Career Girls murder case, 45

reputation of, 43, 44, 45

retirement of, 148

and Rockefeller investigation, 265

and scenario for Career Girl Murders, 48–49

and Whitmore interrogation, 42–43, 45–46, 48–49, 79, 138, 150, 265

and Whitmore statement/confession, 50, 51, 53, 80, 265

Whitmore's lack of identification of, 138

Bull, Iris, 204, 206, 208, 223, 226, 229, 245, 272

Bureau of Prisons, New York, 58, 117, 129, 141, 179, 373

Burnham, David, 240–41, 280, 281

Bushwick (Brooklyn): black gangs in, 189

 

Cannon, Jimmy, 257

Cape May Court House (New Jersey): Whitmore at, 276–77, 393

Cardillo, Phillip, 366, 367

“Career Girl, Watch Your Step” (Max Wylie), 26–27

Career Girls Murders

and blue plastic wrapper, 44–45, 52, 80, 148–49

and Borrero case, 95, 103, 130, 135, 168, 169, 192

D.A. Office leaks to media about, 135–36

decision to proceed with prosecution in, 83

and discovery of bodies, 7–11

dismissal of charges against Whitmore in, 135–36, 141

and doubts about Whitmore's guilt, 79–81

and Edmonds case, 135, 141

expediting of prosecution of, 69

as high-priority investigation, 25

initial investigation/police reports of, 12, 25–26

jury for, 151

and Kennedy assassination, 28–29

and knife, 56, 110

lack of progress in investigation of, 25–26, 30–31

McKearney official statement about, 53–54

media reports about, 11–12, 53–54, 59, 79, 110, 111, 151–52

and NAACP, 135

and photograph, 45–46, 54, 59, 78–79, 103, 106, 150

press conference concerning, 151–52

protection of investigation of, 83

public reactions to, 118

as race issue, 28, 82

as referendum on police practices, 146

reward offered in, 25, 98

and Robles, 106–10, 111, 112, 127, 128, 135, 141, 146–52, 336, 368, 371

scenarios for, 18, 48–49

sensationalism of, 25, 28–29

and soda bottles, 47, 80, 110

suspects in, 45, 82–83

trial for, 146–52

and vacating of Whitmore conviction, 377

and Whitman's legal problems, 351–52

Whitmore alibi for, 79, 106, 219

and Whitmore's arraignment, 54–57, 59

Whitmore's confession/statement concerning, 49–52, 56, 58, 59, 70, 80, 82, 146

Whitmore's drawing about, 48–49, 147–48

Whitmore's interrogation about, 45–49, 150–51

Whitmore's testimony about, 146–48

Wylie's (Max) writing about, 26–27

See also
Hoffert, Emily; Wylie, Janice;
specific person

Carey, Richard F., 48

Carmichael, Stokely, 183–85, 186, 187, 198, 204–5

Carson, Sonny, 173–74

Cassese, John, 155, 159, 239

Castro, Fidel, 247

Cavanaugh, Thomas, 106, 108, 109, 371

Cawley, Donald F., 380

CBS newsmagazine: Phillips profile for, 383

CBS-TV

The Marcus-Nelson Murders
on, 370–72

The Hate That Hate Produced
on, 243

Whitmore film for, 353, 370–72

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), 29, 173–74

Cetewayo (aka Michael Tabor), 272, 282, 284, 287, 288, 291, 296, 297, 298, 299, 300, 319, 320

check-cashing store (New Jersey): robbery at, 392–93

Chesimard, JoAnne (aka Assata Shakur), 338, 381–82

Chicago Eight, 284

Chicago, Illinois, Black Panther Party in, 281, 290

Christian, Dave, 73

Church (Frank) Committee, hearings by, 386

Civil Liberties Union, New York, 141

civil rights

and Bin Wahad case, 183, 386–88

Black Power as outgrowth of battle for, 198

and Borrero's identification of Whitmore, 212

and goals of Black Panthers, 359

progress in New York City of, 69–70, 76, 393–94

Whitmore case as matter of, 110–11, 114, 391

Civil Rights Act (1964), 69

civil rights movement

in Alabama, 30, 120, 184

black indifference to, 128

and censorship of prison newspapers, 59

FBI investigation of, 215–16

Kennedy support for, 29–30

leadership of, 214

in Mississippi, 85, 184

New York Times
survey about, 175