At the police station, Dorka’s 17-year-old Bruce Lisker told Los Angeles police detectives Andrew Monsue and Howard Landgren that he had used pliers to break into the house because he could see his mother’s body lying motionless on the floor through a siding-glass door. It’s a nightmare scenario taken straight out of a movie—being convicted of a murder that you did not commit. Bruce's father arrived from the hospital and told Bruce his mother had died. He could not be reached for comment to respond to Lisker’s charges. 911 Operator: Quiet down…. Bruce pulled the two kitchen steak knives out of Dorka's back and then ran through the house, he says, to make sure the person who did this was not still there. This means that every time you visit this website you will need to enable or disable cookies again. None of that works… I smoked some pot… and then I had done some speed. “I’m not surprised. A veteran Los Angeles homicide detective accused of misconduct in a 22-year-old murder case has decided to retire amid continuing scrutiny of his investigation and a questionable letter he later wrote to the state parole board to keep the man he helped convict in prison. Lt. Andrew Monsue, 57, worked his last day as supervisor of detectives in the LAPD’s Central Division on Friday. As an undergraduate, she was also a research assistant for the Justice Brandeis Law Project at the Schuster Institute for Investigative Journalism from 2011 to 2014. “It’s mildly interesting to me that they are calling me a liar, OK? “That’s when I realized maybe he did not do it,” said Ingles. Fred Milkie and Don Meena, Golf Classic. “You’re going to have to make a decision whether you want to do it the right way or the wrong way,” said Ingels. "She was covered in blood. "And she was like, 'What?'" Breonna Taylor’s death shocked the nation. Lisker’s case likewise had instances where officers’ behavior seriously undermined the investigation. The case rested on an eyewitness, Brenda Anderson, who told detectives initially that she saw Register running from the scene and later identified him in a lineup. He announced his intention to do so before the problems with the Lisker case became public. …she was on the floor.

“I’ve put over 15,000 felons in prison and I never had to lie about it.”. “He was a troubled kid.He was addicted to drugs,” said Ingels of the 17-year-old Lisker, who arrived at his parents’ house in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles midday on March 10, 1983 after running errands and searching for a job. The message of keeping integrity in a profession often susceptible to corruption became abundantly clear, as Ingels launched into a detailed account of the events surrounding Dorka Lisker’s death. There are no words, just as there is no amount that can adequately compensate me for what’s happened.”. As for Monsue’s retirement, Lisker said he was pleased to hear that he was calling it quits. According to a memo from city attorneys to the city council, in considering whether the case should be settled or pursued in court, attorneys said this letter from the officer “on its own significantly imperils the city’s chances for a successful verdict.”. Bruce says when he knocked on the door, there was no answer.