The maniac then stole a taxi and drove the women into Manhattan. Dingle promptly fell asleep and the women fled to the Columbus Circle station and told Mack, a transit detective, about the horror show. He was initially skeptical. When he came to the car, Dingle had a gun. Mack did not. Dingle didn’t make it out of prison alive “That’s when he confronted the suspect, wrestled him, took (Dingle’s) gun and then looked in the backseat and saw the head,” retired NYPD Sgt. Mike
Fanning told the Post. His recalled that her father — a great raconteur — mesmerized his family with the bizarre story that night at dinner. A veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, Mack had also been a bat boy for the Brooklyn Dodgers and Tommy Lasorda became a lifelong friend. Fanning added: “Freddie was an excellent investigator and an even better friend. He worked in Transit Major Case working on all the big cases, but he always had time for young cops. He was a
dogged detective and a great teacher, very helpful. He was also very funny.” Mack retired in 1988 after he was hit by a taxi, moved to Florida and did all kinds of things. He also volunteered at Ground Zero following the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks. As for Dingle, he was sentenced to 25 years for his sickening actions. He denied committing the crimes and was repeatedly refused parole. He died in prison in 2012. On X: @HunterTOSun RECOMMENDED VIDEO
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Dang. I can’t even with that headline.
So he “took the gun” and then found the head?? That’s just horrible. Also why was the cop without a gun in the first place like did he forget it or something.
This is why I don’t trust taxi drivers, man. I know it says he stole a taxi but still… if the guy was sleeping in the car then he was probably already out of it or on something. They keep saying Mack was skeptical but I’m like what, he’s a detective right, shouldn’t he already know.
The part about him volunteering at Ground Zero is what got me. Like okay, so he spent all that time helping after 9/11 and then ends up dealing with this craziness too. 25 years but denied parole… makes me wonder if they ever even considered his condition or whatever. Sad all around, and the whole “head” thing is just sickening to read.