There was this economy with him that was hard to explain.

He was hailed as a hero.

He was given a medal by the mayor of New York, and he had friends who were come.

But he had never been a police officer.

The investigation revealed that he liked associating with and hanging out with police officers

and even pretending to be one.

I'm Scott Weinberger, investigative journalist and former deputy sheriff.

I'm Anna Sige Nikolasi, former New York City homicide prosecutor and host of investigation

discoveries through conviction.

And this is Anatomy of Murph.

There are five manners of death.

Natural, accident, suicide, homicide, and undetermined.

And when you hear the facts of a crime, you may think it's pretty obvious which category

it falls under.

But sometimes those lines are blurred.

And for today's case, it's not so much about investigating homicide.

It's about investigating if it's a homicide.

Our interview today is former chief of Brooklyn's homicide bureau, my mentor and friend, Ken

Talb.

I've sat in on some of Ken's cases when I was a reporter here in New York City for NBC

and for CBS.

I've seen him in the courtroom.

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