John Giuca was convicted of the 2003 murder of Mark Fisher. Giuca was sentenced to 25 years to life along with accomplice, Antonio Russo. The motive of the killing was reportedly a show of street credibility.
Doreen Giuliano, Giuca mother, attempted to undertake a covert mission to befriend a juror on her son's jury in order to exonerate Giuca. Although Giuliano reportedly recorded incriminating conversation with juror Jason Allo, a state supreme judge has condemned her attempt to exonerate her son and rejected the attempt to overturn Giuca's conviction.The New York Times: Judge Rejects a Woman’s Covert Effort... (April 1, 2009)
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Fast Facts
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Age
25 years old in 2009
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Accomplice in the murder, Antonio Russo
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Mother
Doreen Giuliano
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Giuca and Antonio Russo were sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for the October 2003 killing of Michael FisherThe New York Times: Mother’s Sting Faces Stiff Legal Obstacles (November 30, 2008)
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Victim
Mark Fisher
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Fisher was a 19-year-old Fairfield University student
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Fisher was shot five times and his body was found on a street in Brooklyn, New YorkThe New York Times: Mother's Sting Faces Stiff Legal Obstacles (November 30, 2008)
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Act of brutality for the purpose of street credibility
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Giulino recorded Allo saying that he used to hang out with members of the "Ghetto Maffia," the same gang prosecutors said Giuca was affiliated withVanity Fair: Doreen Giuliano's Quest for Justice p2 (January 2009)
