By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com
Star New York cop Joseph Herbert, who cracked the Zodiac copycat killer case in 1996, has been assigned to work as an expert on the Homeland Security Committee, the New York Daily News reported.
The Daily News reported that Herbert becomes the first New York cop to be assigned to a Congressional Committee.
“Inspector Herbert is just an incredible addition to the committee,” Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.) , chair of the committee, told the Daily News. “He brings the expertise of the No. 1 counterterrorism police unit in the country. It gives us a tremendous source of knowledge.”
Inspector Herbert, 53, who heads the NYPD’s Intelligence Operations and Analysis Section, cracked the copycat Zodiac killer case as a detective in 1996. The killer Heriberto (Eddie) Seda, shot to death three people and wounded four others between 1990-1993.
