Police In Westchester Solve Decades-Old Cold Case
Police in Westchester have solved a cold case after nearly three decades.
The Mount Vernon Police Department announced that after 27 years, investigators have identified the man who killed local resident Jacinto Liriano, 61, who was murdered in a botched robbery on Friday, May 7, 1993.
Shortly after 10:30 p.m. on the night of the attempted robbery, Liriano, who had immigrated to the United States from the Dominican Republic the month before, was shot and killed on West First Street.
According to police, detectives worked to locate witnesses for years, but were unable to find anyone to coo…
$12M DiPippo Rape, Murder Case Settlement Decision 'Foolish, Uninformed,' DA Says
Anthony DiPippo, who was twice convicted of raping and murdering a 12-year-old girl before being found not guilty during his third trial, has settled with Putnam County for $12 million, much to the chagrin of District Attorney Robert Tendy.
After being convicted of raping and murdering Josette Wright at two separate trials, DiPippo was acquitted in 2016 after two decades behind bars, walking away scot-free.
DiPippo was alleged to have killed Wright with his friend Andrew Krivak, who remains in prison following his conviction in 1997, though he too has been granted a new trial last year. Kr…
