The Irish Bronx native Caulfield had worked with the NYPD’s prestigious Bureau of Special Services and Investigations (BOSSI) from 1955 to 1966, overseeing the police department’s protection of dignitaries and its intelligence operations against Communists, antiwar groups, feminist activists, civil rights agitators, and other perceived radicals and troublemakers. (The controversial unit was not known for respecting civil liberties or legal niceties as it conducted its surveillance, penetration, and intelligence-gathering.)
