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Perez, a 35-year-old. New Yorker, had.a lengthy record, °
_ having. previously been in’ prison for rape. On March 30 a |
1948, he was on parole for impersonation of a federal
officer when he broke into the apartment of 36=year=old _
_ Mrs. Vera Lotito, owner of a New York travel agency, and
commenced ransacking it, packing clothes and-other valu-
ables in suitcases. Mrs. Lotito entered and screamed,
Perez stabbed her 15 times with a screwdriver and stran-_
-_gled_her to death, He was arrksted when_he- attempted to—
pawn a racoon coat which he had stolen fram the apartment
_ Efforts of the police to get Perez to confass were futile
until they allowed him to talk with his 1)-year-old
Siapyeon who urged him to tell the truth. Perez was
electrocuted on May 23 ; 1950. : lon a Vin Me Co u
Perez, a 35-year-old New Yorker, had.a, Jdengthy record, ‘
having. previously been in prison for rape. On March 30, |
19,8, he was on parole for impersonation of a federal
officer when he broke into the apartment of 36-year-old
Mrs. Vera Lotito, owner of a New York travel agency, and
commenced ransacking it, packing clothes and other valu-
ables in suitcases. Mrs, Lotito entered and screamed,
Perez stabbed her 15 times with a screwdriver and stran-
—_gled_her_to death, He. was_arrgsted when he- attempted to—
pawn 4 racoon coat which he had stolen from the apartment
Efforts of the police to get Perez to confess were futile
until they allowed him to talk with his 1-year-old
Seon who urged him to tell the truth. Perez was
electrocuted on May 23, 1950. Vou Wald C2
until they allowed him to talk with his 1)-year-old
itepyson who urged him to tell the truth, Peres was
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slectrocuted on May 23, 19506 Vin, ) Veni Co
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