Disgraced NYPD Det. Scarcella testifies in another wrongful murder conviction case
Nelson Cruz, a convicted murderer fighting in Brooklyn Supreme Court to prove his innocence and overturn his conviction, celebrated his 38th birthday Friday.
He spent the occasion listening to the testimony of a notoriously crooked detective who worked on his case.
Former Det. Louis Scarcella sat down at the witness stand Friday morning – with an attorney by his side – to testify about his role in investigating the March 1998 murder of Trevor Vieira, who was gunned down late at night in East New York.