# Architect, 59, arrested as prime suspect in Long Island serial killings **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 14, 2023, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/architect-59-arrested-as-prime-suspect-in-long-island-serial-killings/987046 "2023-07-14T23:06:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 57
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2024, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/architect-59-arrested-as-prime-suspect-in-long-island-serial-killings/987046/57 "2024-12-24T11:54:55Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > So, how many of us possess 350+ “electronic devices”? Aha! A stash of drones has been discovered. ETA an old thread popped up into my feed where it was suggested that the killer had a law enforcement background. Pretty far off. > [@LI Serial Killer -- Cop?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/li-serial-killer-cop/577958/1): > > It appears [some](http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/09/nyregion/09bodies.html?_r=1) NY authorities think the LI serial killer may have some law enforcement background, maybe he’s a former cop, etc. It seems like I have heard this idea before on various fictional crime tv shows, books, etc., that the bad cop uses his knowledge of law enforcement procedures to thwart the investigation and avoid capture. My question is, does anyone know of an actual serial killer that was ever a police officer of some sort, either active or retired? Security guards don’t count! --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/architect-59-arrested-as-prime-suspect-in-long-island-serial-killings/987046)._