G.I. Joke: The Life and Death of Lieutenant Gliniewicz
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Joseph Campbell wrote, “It is only when a man tames his own demons that he becomes the king of himself, if not the world.” Problem is, sometimes there’s a thin...
show moreJoin us for the story of Lt. Joe Gliniewicz, or as his admirers called him, G.I. Joe--a former paratrooper and 30 year veteran of the Fox Lake, Illinois police. A local celebrity and family man who devoted his time to the Boy Scout "Police Explorers" club and maintained an impeccable reputation...until his shocking death in 2015. What initially looked like a murder--an officer cut down in the line of duty--soon revealed itself as something very different, and revealed Joe Gliniewicz to be a villain in disguise.
Sources:
https://www.fox29.com/news/disturbing-new-details-emerge-in-probe-of-disgraced-fox-lake-cop
Michael Martinez, CNN special report "The Secret Life of GI Joe"
https://www.cnn.com/2016/01/26/us/fox-lake-police-lt-joe-gliniewicz
ABC: https://abc7chicago.com/melodie-gliniewicz-joe-fox-lake-police-guilty/11577785/
NBC, Joe Schuppe: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/officer-joe-gliniewiczs-dark-double-life-leaves-village-shock-n458821
https://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/bad-fox-lake-town-official-killed-article-1.2424992
CNBC's "American Greed," Episode "Badge of Dishonor"
Investigation Discovery's "Married With Secrets," episode "A Darker Shade of Blue"
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