I work in the entertainment industry. It’s patently obvious some cops actively direct investigations from the get-go with an eye to trading on their status as “lead investigator” or the “the guy who caught ____” by writing books or movies containing PRIVILEGED information, gathered at the behest of the GOVERNMENT.
Everything and anything connected with government — and make no mistake, this is a GOVERNMENT investigation — being for sale is the hallmark of third world crapholes.
Oh, and “do I just hate cops?” Um, do your parents know you’re using their computer while they’re out?
Perhaps you didn't follow the story close enough to discover that the investigators were retired LEOs and such and most of the work was volunteered - no taxpayer funds went into it. That should make any reasonable person understand that there's nothing wrong with them telling the story - else it might never all become available to the public.
Let's see about the cop-hating issue. You said, "This goes for every chiseling cop who got a book or movie deal about a serial killer. You’re a public employee and you have access to information only in your capacity as a public employee. You have no right to trade on it."
I can't possibly see how someone might infer that you have something against cops by the "chiseling cop" portion. My parents are both deceased and I'm grown up enough to get by without parental oversight. You, however seem to have a penchant for unbridled childish remarks. The First Amendment applies to fools and wise men alike, so please carry on.