Peter Sardini, NY, 1932 March 31

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SARDINI, Peter IGONE 32530 WAL4L > :
28-year-old white man, electrocuted Sing Sing (Kings Co,) ©
pn Maren ly lose.) NOssiming, IN, vo. Marg 17) 19306 8
scant 3 hours before he was to have died in the electric ch
chair, Peter Sardini, 28, forsook the underworld's code of
silence to win 2 more wkeks of life, He tlaked of a half
dozen unsolved murders with such convincing words that 3
asst. DA's from New York flashed the word to Albany and a
few minutes later he received a ll-day TEPVLeVess seit was
learned that the condmned man had given the full names or
nicknames of the perpetrators of 1 slaying in Brooklyn, 3
in Manhattan, 1 in the Pronx and 1 in Highland Falls, N.Y.
RARXRKBAKKRNXARK .ceee eSardini and Peter Matera were sen-
tenced to die for the slaying of Rocco Zappo,also known as
Frank Zappo, during a hold-up of a store in Brooklyn Last
year. Matera received a commutation of his sentence to
Life imprisonment..." ARKANSAS GAZETTE, 3-18-1932 sper

SARDINI, Peter = / FONE 333 (Areyco> — |
28-year-old white man, electrocuted Sing Sing (Kings Co.) |
on March 31,1932, . "Ossining, N, v., Mars 17, 1932-4 |
scant 3 hours before he was to have died in the electric chl
chair, Peter Sardini, 28, forsook the underworld's code of
silence to win 2 more weeks of life, He tlaked of a half
dozen unsolved murders with such convincing words that 3
asst. DA's from New York flashed the word to Albany and a
few minutes later he received a ll-day reprieves.,.eit was
learned that the condmned man had given the full names or
nicknames of the perpetrators of 1 slaying in Brooklyn, 3
in Manhattan, 1 in the ¥ronx and 1 in Highland Falls, N.Y.
REX BRSAKKEMXARK cece eSardini and Peter Matera were sen=
tenced to die for the slaying of Rocco Zappo,also known as
Frank Zappo, during a hold-up of a store in Brooklyn last
year. Matera received a commtation of his sentence to
life imprisonment,..'!! ARKANSAS GAZETTE, 3-18-1932 TRY’

ARDINI, Peter IGONE 353 (24>
28-year-old white man, electrocuted Sing Sing
on March 31, 1932, "Ossining, N. Y., Mar
3 hours before he was to

n the electri
rdini, 28, forsook the under world's code of
silence to win 2 more wbeks of life, tlaked of a half
dozen unsolved murders with such convincing words that
om New York flashed the vord to Albany a
civic ie amen b-day reprieve..,.it was
Learned that the condnned nan had given the full nares
yin: Brooklyn, 3
the Bronx and 1 in Highland Falls, N.Y.
+. -Sardini and Peter Matera were sen-
e slaying of Rocco Zappo
Zappo, during a hold-up of a stor.

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tenced to die for

ra received a cormitation of h
onment., ARK GAZETTE, 3-18-1932



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