Esteban Carpio
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Esteban Carpio was convicted of the murder of Providence Police Detective Sgt. James Allen on 2006-04-17 and sentenced to life in prison without parole. Carpio was being questioned by the Providence Police for the stabbing of an 85 year old woman. A detective left the third floor interview room, leaving Allen alone with Carpio. Carpio then took Allen's gun away and proceeded to shoot Allen twice, killing him. He then shot out and jumped from the window, but was apprehended 45 minutes later. Carpio is believed to have been physically abused by police after his capture, due to the obvious signs of trauma to his face in photos of his arraignment [1]. This incident was investigated by the FBI but they found the police officers not guilty. His trial began 2006-06-08.
On 2006-06-27, a jury found Esteban Carpio guilty of the murder of Detective Sgt. James L. Allen and the stabbing of Madeline Gatta. The jury rejected Carpio's insanity defense. He was sentenced to life in prison without parole.
[edit] References
- Bramson, Kate; Steve Peoples. "Opening Statements Lay Out Carpio Trial Strategies", The Providence Journal, 2006-06-08. Retrieved on 2006-06-09.
- Saltzman, Jonathan; John Ellement. "Man arraigned in officer's death", The Boston Globe, 2005-04-19. Retrieved on 2006-11-20.
