Lincoln's former top cop, Tom Casady wrote a popular blog, "The Director's Desk," where he chronicled local crime history until 2017. Though he still refers to his webpage every now and again, Casady hasn't resumed blogging in his retirement.
Casady has been retired since 2019. He recently sat down with the Journal Star to talk about his top 10 crimes in Lincoln history.
Former police chief Tom Casady revisits Lincoln’s 10 most notorious crimes
These days, former Lincoln Public Safety Director Tom Casady who retired in 2019 after 45 years of service with local law enforcement, is an avid biker rider, plays a little bit of golf and cooks.
"Work life is done for me," he recently told the Journal Star.
Before retiring in 2019, former Lincoln Police Chief Tom Casady wrote a popular blog, where he chronicled local crime. One of the highlights of the blog was his list of the 10 most significant crimes in Lincoln's history.
Top 10 crimes in Lincoln history: No. 9 — The murders of 2 best friends in 1977
The bodies of these two friends were found in a Northeast Lincoln duplex in August 1977.
Former Lincoln Public Safety Director Tom Casady retired in 2019 after 45 years of service with local law enforcement. During that time, Casady saw thousands of crimes.
In 2010, he compiled a list of what he believes to be the top 10 significant and infamous crimes in Lincoln history. Today, Casady shares No. 9 on the list.
Top 10 crimes in Lincoln history: No. 8 — Gambling den owner John Sheedy's murder
Former Lincoln Public Safety Director Tom Casady retired in 2019 after 45 years of service with local law enforcement. During that time, Casady saw thousands of crimes.
In 2010, he compiled a list of what he believes to be the top 10 significant and infamous crimes in Lincoln history. Today, Casady shares No. 8 on the list.
Top 10 crimes in Lincoln history: No. 7 — 2 boys never return home from state fair
Former Lincoln Public Safety Director Tom Casady retired in 2019 after 45 years of service with local law enforcement. During that time, Casady saw thousands of crimes.
In 2010, he compiled a list of what he believes to be the top 10 significant and infamous crimes in Lincoln history. Today, Casady shares No. 7 on the list.
Top 10 crimes in Lincoln history: No. 6 — The murder of UNL student Candi Harms
Former Lincoln Public Safety Director Tom Casady retired in 2019 after 45 years of service with local law enforcement. During that time, Casady saw thousands of crimes.
In 2010, he compiled a list of what he believes to be the top 10 significant and infamous crimes in Lincoln history. Today, Casady shares No. 6 on the list.
Top 10 crimes in Lincoln history: No. 5 — An S&L scam of epic proportions
Former Lincoln Public Safety Director Tom Casady retired in 2019 after 45 years of service with local law enforcement. During that time, Casady saw thousands of crimes.
In 2010, he compiled a list of what he believes to be the top 10 significant and infamous crimes in Lincoln history. Today, Casady shares No. 5 on the list.
Top 10 crimes in Lincoln history: No. 4 — Sabotage and fatal train wreck
Former Lincoln Public Safety Director Tom Casady retired in 2019 after 45 years of service with local law enforcement. During that time, Casady saw thousands of crimes.
In 2010, he compiled a list of what he believes to be the top 10 significant and infamous crimes in Lincoln history. Today, Casady shares No. 4 on the list.
Top 10 crimes in Lincoln history: No. 3 — Murder, escape from the state pen
Former Lincoln Public Safety Director Tom Casady retired in 2019 after 45 years of service with local law enforcement. During that time, Casady saw thousands of crimes.
In 2010, he compiled a list of what he believes to be the top 10 significant and infamous crimes in Lincoln history. Today, Casady shares No. 3 on the list.
Top 10 crimes in Lincoln history: No. 2 — Lincoln National Bank heist of $2.7M
Former Lincoln Public Safety Director Tom Casady retired in 2019 after 45 years of service with local law enforcement. During that time, Casady saw thousands of crimes.
In 2010, he compiled a list of what he believes to be the top 10 significant and infamous crimes in Lincoln history. Today, Casady shares No. 2 on the list.
Top 10 crimes in Lincoln history: No. 1 — Charles Starkweather
The subject of several thinly disguised movie plots and a Springsteen album, the Starkweather murders are clearly the most infamous crime in Lincoln’s history — so far.
One of the first mass murderers of the mass media age, six of Charles Starkweather’s 11 victims were killed inside the city of Lincoln, and the first was just on the outskirts of town.
Three of four people arrested for allegedly helping after the killings of a Stromsburg couple and their unborn child made their first court appearances Thursday.
