Vincent Basciano, nicknamed Vinny Gorgeous, has been convicted in a Federal Court, located in the Eastern District of New York, of having ordered the murder of Bonanno crime family associate Randolf Pizzolo. Prosecutors Seek the Death Penalty Federal prosecutors on the case claim that Vincent Basciano has killed and will kill again. They claim … [Read more...]
Ready, Aim, Shoot
Ronnie Lee Gardner, a death row inmate in Utah was executed before a firing squad in Utah on Friday morning, June 18, 2010. This was the first time Utah had used a firing squad to carry out a death sentence on a prisoner in 14 years. There were five executioners. They all were police officers who had volunteered for the task. The officers who … [Read more...]