SANNUT-SPENCER, MARIA & ROCCO FRANKLIN: Meet, Marry, Murder TV -
Maria Sannut-Spencer doesn’t want a divorce, and if there has to be one, there will only be one winner. Frank Spencer had somebody else to overwhelm, his father-in-law Rocco [Franklin], a man with connections to the Mob. Meet, Marry, Murder s2e14, Netflix 2022
The marriage of Frank Spencer and Maria Sannut-Spencer … ‘Numerous domestic disputes between the two’ … Maria appeared to give as good as she got … ‘the victim reported that Appellant had threatened to kill him on ‘numerous occasions’.’ ibid.
‘I feel a lot better … since your whole life whent up in the fire … makes it fair.’ ibid. Maria’s message
SANSING, JOHN EDWARD: Scene of the Crime with Tony Harris TV -
A long sweet life viciously cut short, a murder that tore a family apart, baffled detectives for over two decades, and took a stroke of forensic genius to solve. Scene of the Crime with Tony Harris s2e3: The Lego Murder, ID 2018
1991 here in Salt Lake City Lucille [Johnson] was brutally murdered in her own home; she was 78. ibid.
2013: After 22 years, justice for Lucille Johnson could be a DNA test away … John Edward Sansing … His previous conviction: first degree murder. ibid.
SARPY, DONALD murder: The Innocence Files TV -
Just after sunset there were a bunch of teenagers hanging out on the sidewalk out in front of the house. The Innocence Files s1e4: The Witness I: The Murder of Donald Sarpy, man
Someone leaned out of the passenger seat and fired two shots. ibid. woman
It was a normal day and then my life changed for ever. I had a few guys come to my house … A shot rang out … ibid.
There’s a reference to a group of Linwood area deputies who are members of a neo-Nazi white-supremacist gang, the Vikings. ibid. Brief in court to Craig Ditsch, LA County Sheriff’s Department
Preliminary hearing July 9th 1991, five months after Franky’s [Carrillo] arrest. ibid. caption
They all said this man shot and killed Donald Sarpy. ibid. legal lady
I just think conditions of my life were used against me. ibid. Franky
Franky Carrillo was tried twice for the murder of Donald Sarpy. In each case the only evidence was eyewitness testimony. The Innocence Files s1e5: The Witness II: The Trials of Franky Carrillo
I told the Innocent Project I’m so concerned about this case. ibid. Franky’s brief
Four of the six [witnesses] had given declarations that what they said at trial was untrue. ibid. deputy district-attorney
Sloppy corrupt police work. ibid. Franky’s brief
Los Angeles Country Sheriff’s department … The Vikings: a gang within the sheriff’s office… The Vikings: They were staunch defenders of their bad practices and their conviction they had obtained. ibid. legal lady
SAVAGE, CRAIG: Faking It: Tears of a Crime TV -
At home a young woman with her mother. Bent on killing them her ex-husband. Faking It: Tears of a Crime s4e7: Craig Savage
St Leonards on Sea: A man is captured by a security camera. In his left hand he openly carries a semi-automatic rifle. He aims at a front door. One woman in the house makes a desperate 999 call. ibid.
His name is Craig Savage. He’s killed his ex-wife Michelle and her mother Heather. ibid.
SCAZZI, SARAH murder: Evil Up Close TV - Guardian online - The Murder of Sarah Scazzi TV -
A bubbly teenager one day Sarah Scazzi simply disappeared ... A nation watched the tragedy unfold, even witnessing the moment on TV when her mother learnt of her death. Evil Up Close s5e1: Sarah Scazzi, The TV Murder, 2014
Sarah was all Italy could talk about. ibid.
The mobile phone of Sarah Scazzi turned up found in the middle of nowhere by her uncle. ibid.
Sarah’s uncle was part of a family cover-up. ibid.
They arrest Sabrina for the murder of her cousin; her dad had implicated her. ibid.
Italians are debating broadcasting sensibilities after 3.5 million people saw a mother being told on a live show that her daughter had been murdered – and that her brother-in-law had confessed to the killing.
Concetta Serrano, the mother of 15-year-old Sarah Scazzi, who went missing in August, was taking part in Chi l’ha Visto, a programme on the state-run RAI network that investigates disappearances. A news agency report reached the studio that investigators were searching for a corpse.
The presenter read the report to Serrano and other relatives, linked to the programme from her brother-in-law’s house in the southern town of Avetrana. Further reports were relayed as Serrano sat expressionless, apparently in deep shock. Guardian online article 7th October 2010
In further news, police, friends, relatives, volunteers are thoroughly searching the countryside around Avetrana, a village in Taranto, where a 15 year old has been missing since August 26th. The Murder of Sarah Scazzi I II III IV, television news, Sky Crime 2022
Monster Uncle Confesses: ‘Sarah is down the well.’ ibid. chat show news banner
I was trying to rape her. Then I killed her. ibid. Uncle
Sabrina Misseri, Sarah Scazzi’s beloved cousin … She played a part in this story … and asked him [father] to teach Sarah a lesson. ibid. news
If what you say is true, Sabrina killed her cousin. ibid. rozzer to Uncle
He [Uncle] says he acted alone in the murder of this poor girl. He goes on to say that he was pressured into changing his story. ibid. lawyer
Michele [Uncle] was released three days after his wife was arrested. They dropped his murder charge. ibid.
April 20th 2013: On behalf of the people of Italy, the Court of Assize of Taranto having read articles 533 and 535 of the criminal code declares Serrano, Cosima and Misseri, Sabrina guilty of the crime for which they are charged in Paragraph A. ibid. judge
There’s no evidence that Carmine went to help. In my humble opinion there’s also no evidence for Sabrina Misseri to be considered the perpetrator of the murder. ibid. lawyer