Randy Jurgensen

Randy Jurgensen (born December 7, 1933) is a former American NYPD detective, best known as the lead investigator into the murder of patrolman Phil Cardillo as well as his contribution as a consultant on various film and TV projects. Early life and career Jurgenson was born in 1933 to Elizabeth and Randolf Jurgenson in Harlem, NY. He was a childhood friend of legendary stand-up comedian George Carlin He served in the U.S. Army as a paratrooper and was in the Battle of Pork Chop Hill in the Korean War. He was decorated with three bronze stars and a purple heart. After serving in the Army, he entered the New York Police Department in 1958 as a patrolman and was quickly promoted to detective. In the early 1960s, Jurgensen and his partner performed undercover work to investigate homosexual murders in New York City. Homosexuals were being targeted by two perpetrators who posed as police officers. This investigation was inspiration for the film Cruising, with Al Pacino playing his character.