In response to JackKangaroo1: In "My Life in the Mafia" Vincent Teresa relates that New England mafia capo, Frank Morelli of the Providence based Morelli Gang (1917-1950) confided before his death that Sacco and Vanzetti were innocent and possibly set up by the Morellies: "Those two suckers took it on the chin for us. That shows how much justice there is." Morelli both absolved Sacco & Vanzetti and hinted at the likely provenance of the mysterious"car". Celestino Medeiros, who confessed to the crime may well have been the bag man for the Morelli gang. JackRabbit demands that the accused "prove their innocence" so even evidence like this won't disabuse him of his "suspicion" of their guilt.
@annonovantadue Okay, they were "anarchists who wanted to live in a better world"? Isn't that a bit of a contradiction in and of itself? Since when has anarchy ever produced a better world? As I stated earlier, there has never been any evidence to clear Sacco and Vanzetti and there was plenty of physical and circumstantial evidence to justify conviction. I suspect they were guilty as sin and have for some reason become unlikely martyrs since their executions.
@JackKangaroo1 Sacco and Vanzetti were arrested 'cause they have some pistols. The crime they were executed for was committed by Celestino Madeiros, who had confessed to the Braintree murders. They were executed because they were anarchic and they were Italian. They wanted to live in a better world. In 1977 Massachusetts governor said: "any disgrace should be forever removed from their names." Please tell the truth and respect two good men, unfairly executed.
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In response to JackKangaroo1:
In "My Life in the Mafia" Vincent Teresa relates that New England mafia capo, Frank Morelli of the Providence based Morelli Gang (1917-1950) confided before his death that Sacco and Vanzetti were innocent and possibly set up by the Morellies: "Those two suckers took it on the chin for us. That shows how much justice there is." Morelli both absolved Sacco & Vanzetti and hinted at the likely provenance of the mysterious"car". Celestino Medeiros, who confessed to the crime may well have been the bag man for the Morelli gang. JackRabbit demands that the accused "prove their innocence" so even evidence like this won't disabuse him of his "suspicion" of their guilt.
@annonovantadue Okay, they were "anarchists who wanted to live in a better world"? Isn't that a bit of a contradiction in and of itself? Since when has anarchy ever produced a better world? As I stated earlier, there has never been any evidence to clear Sacco and Vanzetti and there was plenty of physical and circumstantial evidence to justify conviction. I suspect they were guilty as sin and have for some reason become unlikely martyrs since their executions.
@JackKangaroo1
Sacco and Vanzetti were arrested 'cause they have some pistols. The crime they were executed for was committed by Celestino Madeiros, who had confessed to the Braintree murders.
They were executed because they were anarchic and they were Italian. They wanted to live in a better world.
In 1977 Massachusetts governor said: "any disgrace should be forever removed from their names."
Please tell the truth and respect two good men, unfairly executed.