Sneak peek: Katrina Brownlee: The Good Cop | Forensic Files

[Music] when i was in vice as an undercover i spent approximately 18 months walking the streets of queens
doing prostitution the only difference was that i was working undercover and this was their
actual life but we had a lot of similar stories to hear their stories and not able to
talk to them about my story and how i survived it was heartbreaking a lot of times
my name is katrina cook brownlee and when i was 22 years old i lived with my ex-fiance in a house of horror
i don't remember not having a black eye whether it been the right one the left one
it was a busted lip it was always something that's why shades became a signature for
me [Music] i called the police on him several times he was a new york city corrections
officer and every time he would flash that badge and every time he flashed that badge
they would walk away that badge was much more important than my life she got to the point where she feared
for her safety and the safety of her kids and that's when she decided no more but when the decision was made to leave
the risk factor for katrina went through the roof my name is carrie herzog in january of 1993 i was an assistant
district attorney i don't think she in any way could have foreseen what was going to
happen to her when she came through that door [Music] [Laughter] he opened the door and he just had like
a weird look on his face it was strange and he pointed a gun to me and said this
is the day you die [ __ ] and he shot me in my stomach and then he shot me again
and he emptied the gun after the first five reloaded and proceeded to shoot her again five
more times each time he would say to katrina are you ready to die katrina bang is this the day you're going to die
katrina bang you know you deserve this katrina bang this was a man on a mission and he was armed and deadly
this could have easily been a homicide but because of katrina's will to live and will to survive
it wasn't god had a whole different plan for me my story starts from a very dark place
and it becomes a story of grace a story of love and a story of hope why did you want to become a cop
i wanted to become a good cop there's a difference yeah a good cop has empathy a good cop cares about people that they
have to protect and have to serve i was a great cop [Music] you

Her ex-fiancé — an officer with a badge — nearly killed her. She says police failed to protect her, so she got her own badge. "CBS Saturday Morning" co-host Michelle Miller reports Saturday, April 8, 2023 at 9/8c on CBS and streaming on Paramount+.

Brief Summary

Katrina Cook Brownlee shares her survival story from domestic abuse and systemic failures in law enforcement with insights from Carrie Herzog.

Key points

Katrina's Undercover Life. Katrina spent 18 months undercover, experiencing the harsh realities of prostitution.
A Day of Violence. Katrina faced a life-threatening situation when a man shot her multiple times.
A Story of Survival. Katrina's journey transforms from darkness to hope and grace.

Episode highlights

Episode quotes

It was heartbreaking a lot of times.

Reflecting on the emotional toll of undercover work.

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