Ken Eurell

Co-author Ken Eurell was born and raised in Queens, New York during the '60s. He was raised Irish Catholic. Attended private school and church every Sunday. As a teenager growing up back then sports dominated his life. Learning to wrench on their own cars came naturally to Eurell and his friends. He considered becoming an auto mechanic but instead ended up in the electronics field after high school graduation. It was then that he began to consider a career in law enforcement. Many of the...See more

Co-author Ken Eurell was born and raised in Queens, New York during the '60s. He was raised Irish Catholic. Attended private school and church every Sunday. As a teenager growing up back then sports dominated his life. Learning to wrench on their own cars came naturally to Eurell and his friends. He considered becoming an auto mechanic but instead ended up in the electronics field after high school graduation. It was then that he began to consider a career in law enforcement. Many of the neighborhood dads had city jobs as cops, fire fighters and sanitation workers. It was a well know fact benefits were good with a 20 year pension. In 1978 when he was just 18 the first civil service exam for police officer was given since 1975. Eurell took a few preparatory classes and scored a 98 out of 100 questions correct. After a thorough investigation process, it wasn't long before he was hired by the NYPD. At the young age of 20 on January 26th 1981 Eurell was sworn in at NYPD headquarters. Six months of academy studies went quickly and the comradery and brotherhood was ingrained. He was assigned the streets of Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn for training. From there Eurell was then assigned to the 75 precinct in the East New York section of Brooklyn. Being an NYPD officer allowed for Eurell to marry, buy a home and move out to the suburbs to start a family. It wasn't until a fateful partner assignment years later in 1987 that Eurell was exposed to the darker side of the NYPD. Making the decision whether to cross over the thin blue line when it's presented comes with all kinds of consequences with either choice. After two years of criminal behavior as a police officer, Eurell began to write down his exploits into a memoir. The criminal activity continued for another 3 years until in May of 1992 when he was arrested with the partner who crossed the blue line with him back in 1987. The drug distribution charges were quickly turned over to the federal government and a Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization charge was brought forth. More commonly known as RICO Act it allows for extended penalties for being part of an ongoing criminal enterprise. In 2012 Eurell appeared in the documentary about his time as an NYPD officer, appropriately titled The Seven Five. The rights were purchased by Sony and is being produced into a Hollywood feature. In 2014 Eurell partnered with co-authors Burl Barer and Frank Girardot Jr. Together they turned the memoir into the hard hitting true crime novel, Betrayal in Blue: The shocking memoir of the scandal that rocked the NYPD. Today, Eurell resides in Florida and remains married to his wife Dori of 31 years who stood by his side. Together they raised two successful children and enjoy spending time with their two grandsons. See less