Top 10 Real-life Amazing Detective in the World
VIVA – Detectives have been a part of human life since at least the 19th century. Although there is evidence of detective-like stories from 18th century China, the first real detective story was written by Edgar Allan Poe, about detectives in France.
Throughout history, real-life detectives have performed extraordinary acts and even rivaled each of their fictional exploits. Here are 10 detectives who have impressed the public with their abilities and personalities to live out their lives and missions.
1. Izzy Einstein dan Moes Smith
Isidor “Izzy” Einstein and Moe Smith were two middle-aged men from New York’s Lower East Side who managed to arrest 4.932 offenders, haul in roughly five million bottles of illegal liquor, and sport a conviction rate of 95 percent from 1920–1925.
For the most part, the couple became successful detectives because of their willingness to work long hours and their genuine knowledge of New York City life. Einstein was also gifted with language. It was known that they could speak to suspects and witnesses in Yiddish, German, Polish, Hungarian, and even Chinese.
2. Dave Toschi
Dave Toschi who served as inspector in the San Francisco Police Department from 1952–1983. He is also known as one of the main detectives involved in the still unsolved Zodiac case.
From December 1968 until October 1969, the Zodiac Killer terrorized San Francisco and the surrounding Bay Area with a string of grisly murders. The killer taunted and tormented the police and public alike with bizzare letters or ciphers and several threats concerning acts of terrorism that would target school children.
The closest Toschi came to catching the Zodiac was the investigation of Arthur Leigh Allen, whom Toschi called the "best suspect" in the entire case.
3. Johnny Broderick
Johnny Broderick or often called the “Broadway Cop,” patrolled the New York theater district as a member of the New York Police Department from 1923–1947. In his day, Broderick was known throughout the city as the undisturbed cop.
