Article on the 'real' Lt . Mike Torello
It turns out the Chicago cop Torello was based on is a master jewel thief:
http://www.ipsn.org/characters/hanhardt/hanhardt_good_cop_bad_cop.htm
Bump with clickable link.
http://www.ipsn.org/characters/hanhardt/hanhardt_good_cop_bad_cop.htm
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