world for dealing with racist police brutality." Death Burge, who never married, died at age 70 on September 19, 2018, at his home in Apollo Beach, Florida. He had been previously treated for prostate cancer. In response to his death, Reverend Jesse Jackson said: "As a person, may his soul rest in peace. As a policeman, he did a lot of harm to a lot of people ... We pray for his family, because that's the appropriate thing to do." Representation in other media The Burge case has been chronicled in various formats in the mass media. The book Unspeakable Acts, Ordinary People (2001, ) by John Conroy, a reporter for the Chicago Reader who covered the events, includes four chapters on Burge's story. The 1994 Public Broadcasting Service documentary film, entitled The End of the Nightstick and co-produced with Peter Kuttner, analyzed the torture charges against Burge. The television show Untouchable: Power Corrupts (2015 episode "Burge") The television series The Good Fight refers to Burge in episode 3 of season 4. Citations General references Conroy, John, Unspeakable Acts, Ordinary People: The Dynamics of Torture; , University of California Press, 2001. External links Police Torture in Chicago: An archive of articles by John Conroy on police torture, Jon Burge, and related issues, Chicago Reader; accessed June 6, 2018. Police Misconduct archive at the Chicago Tribune Jon Burge article archive at The Chicago Syndicate Trial Begins for Ex-Chicago Police Lt. Accused of Torturing More than 100 African American Men – video report by Democracy Now! Video: Jury Convicts Chicago Police Commander Jon Burge of Lying About Torture Human Rights at Home: The Chicago Police Torture Archive, humanrights.uchicago.edu; accessed June 6, 2018. Police Misconduct, law.northwestern.edu; accessed June 6, 2018. 1947 births 2018 deaths 20th-century American criminals African-American history in Chicago American male criminals American people of Norwegian descent American police detectives American police officers convicted of crimes American prisoners and detainees Chicago Police Department officers Crimes in Chicago Criminals from Chicago Law enforcement scandals Military personnel from Illinois Police brutality in the United States Prisoners and detainees of the United States federal government Racially motivated violence against African Americans Torture in the United States United States Army personnel of the Vietnam War United States Army soldiers University of Missouri alumni