Bo Dietl

Richard "Bo" Dietl served as a New York City Police Officer and Detective from June 1969 until his retirement in 1985. Throughout his career, he became one of the most decorated detectives in the department's history, credited with thousands of arrests. Two notable cases stand out in his distinguished career. The first, labeled by former New York City Mayor Edward I. Koch as “the most vicious crime in New York City history,” involved the brutal rape and torture of a nun in an East Harlem convent in 1981, where two men carved 27 crosses into her body. The perpetrators were later captured and convicted. The second case, the Palm Sunday Massacre in 1984, was one of the deadliest incidents in the city, resulting in the deaths of ten people. Dietl played a crucial role in the arrest and successful prosecution of those responsible for both crimes.

In addition to his law enforcement career, Bo co-authored the book “One Tough Cop,” documenting his experiences as a police detective, which was subsequently adapted into a major motion picture. His next publication, “Business Lunchatations,” focused on networking and business tactics, released in April 2005 and reaching #5 on Amazon’s Business Best Seller List. Bo has also ventured into film and television, working as an Associate Producer on "The Bone Collector," a Producer for "Table One," and serving as Executive Producer for projects such as ABC’s “The Runner” and CBS’s “The Gray Area.”