About this episode

This episode revisits a significant night in law enforcement history during Christmas Eve 1974 in upstate New York.

This holiday season, we’re revisiting one of the most unforgettable nights in upstate New York law enforcement history. Christmas Eve 1974: a trooper critically injured, a family lost in a fiery crash, and officers suddenly delivering twins with no ambulance in sight. Former Fulton PD officers Lt./Retired Larry Mullen and Capt./Retired Arlen Cline relive one unforgettable night—tragedy and joy colliding in this special Behind the Badge re-release from APB Cold Case .

People in this episode

Host: Mark Spawn

Guests: Larry Mullen, Arlen Cline

Topics covered

• law enforcement
• holiday season
• tragedy
• joy
• fire
• crash
• twins

Keywords

• Christmas Eve
• law enforcement history
• fire crash
• twins delivery
• Fulton PD

Mentioned in this episode

Places: upstate New York

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