Flashback: The French Connection

            The late NYPD detective Eddie Egan gained fame after he helped bust up an organized crime ring in 1961 with his partner Sonny Grosso. They seized 112 lbs of heroin, and the investigation became the subject of a book by Robin Moore, called The French Connection . By 1971 the story was hitting the big screen, with Egan being portrayed by Gene Hackman (he won an Oscar for his ...