‘Grid Kid’ murder suspect’s lawyers claim prosecutors framed him by Emily Saul New York Post Attorneys for a Brooklyn man facing retrial for the 15-year-old murder of a college football player say they’ve unearthed more evidence that a former prosecutor framed their client. Ex-prosecutor Anna-Sigga Nicolazzi wrote a letter of recommendation for a witness after he … Read more
Man facing retrial in ‘Grid Kid’ killing argues lawyers purposely suppressed evidence by Emily Saul New York Post The man facing retrial for the 15-year-old murder of a college football player at a Brooklyn house party is trying to get the case tossed — arguing the prosecutor deliberately suppressed evidence that could have cleared him. John … Read more
He’s Been Locked Up for 13 Years. Will This Tape Free Him? ‘TOUGH GUYS CARRY NINES’ Before convicting John Giuca of murder, his prosecutor recorded a conversation with a snitch whose account suggests Giuca didn’t do it. Why is the DA just handing that over … Read more
Judge denies bail for John Giuca despite overturned murder conviction News 12 Brooklyn BROOKLYN – A judge denied bail Tuesday for a Brooklyn man whose 2003 murder conviction was overturned on appeal. John Giuca’s relatives and lawyer are continuing to fight for his release. “The case has crumbled,” says his mother, Doreen Giuliano. … Read more
Man convicted in ‘Grid Kid’ slaying finally confesses By Gabrielle Fonrouge and Lia EustachewichNew York Post The Brooklyn man convicted of helping to kill Connecticut college football star Mark Fisher has finally confessed to the 2003 slaying, according to a report. The admission by “Grid Kid” killer co-defendant Antonio Russo was made to detectives during … Read more
by Hella Winston The Daily Beast In February, after serving almost 13 years in prison, a Brooklyn man named John Giuca had his murder conviction thrown out by an appellate court citing violations by the prosecutor—a former darling of the Brooklyn DA’s Homicide Bureau who now has her own true-crime TV show. The court ordered a retrial but … Read more
Star Prosecutor Turned TV Commentator Just Got Caught Doing Some Dirty Tricks by Bennett GershmanLaw & Crime Anna-Sigga Nicolazzi, a tough, seasoned Brooklyn prosecutor claimed she tried over 50 cases and never lost. She was chief of the Homicide Bureau when she left the office to become a celebrity TV commentator on the Discovery channel. … Read more
The False Conviction of the District Attorney Turned Reality Star TRUE CONVICTION? Just after Anna-Sigga Nicolazzi parlayed her success as a Brooklyn ADA into a new career as a true-crime TV host, an appeals court reversed one of her signature murder convictions. by Christopher Ketcham The Daily Beast Just after Anna-Sigga Nicolazzi parlayed her … Read more
by Christina Carrega and Leonard Greene NY Daily News The man convicted in the “Grid Kid” killing of a Fairfield University football player in Brooklyn 15 years ago is getting a new trial. A state appellate court sided with John Giuca Wednesday in his longtime bid to have another jury hear the evidence related to … Read more
Lawyer’s Battle Over Conduct in 2003 Murder Case in Brooklyn by Stephanie CliffordThe NY Times It was lawyer versus lawyer Monday, as a top Brooklyn homicide prosecutor took the stand in a hearing revisiting a murder conviction in a 2003 killing. Anna-Sigga Nicolazzi, the chief of trials in the homicide bureau at the Brooklyn district attorney’s … Read more