Trials of the Century (Ep. 11): Sacco and Vanzetti

On April 15, 1920, a shoe factory paymaster (F.A. Parmenter) and his guard (A. Berardelli) were murdered and the $15,000 in payroll they were carrying was stolen. Three weeks later, Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, Italian immigrants to the United States in 1908, were arrested and charged with the murders.

Sacco (shoemaker) and Vanzetti (fish monger) were both avowed anarchists, who advocated the violent overthrow of the government and all political, economic, and religious institutions. Their trial began on May 31, 1921, before Judge Webster Thayer of the Massachusetts Superior Court. After 55 prosecution witnesses, 99 defense witnesses, alibi witnesses, a hat that didn't fit, suspect bullet tool mark analysis, and a rather opinionated Judge, Sacco and Vanzetti were found guilty on July 14, 1921 and sentenced to death by electrocution.

Regardless of whether you believe either man was guilty of the underlying offense, they most certainly didn't receive a fair trial or appeals process. This week I'll be joined by @Runkle Of The Bailey and @Scott Cardinal - Investigative Historian we discuss yet another Trial of the Century!

If you're new to the series, or if you want to rewatch an earlier episode, you can find them here:
Episode #01: https://youtu.be/kEhta6Y8YG8 (Charles Lindburgh)
Episode #02: https://youtu.be/iSHmhESuSsw (Lizzie Borden)
Episode #03: https://youtu.be/Pdf9rsWtrmg (John Lennon)
Episode #04: https://youtu.be/xCOnW4rjxSU (HH Holmes)
Episode #05: https://youtu.be/wLtWokCSmrs (Scopes Trial)
Episode #06: https://youtu.be/Tj_2XRr6HfI (R. v Dudley & Stephens)
Episode #07: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5R-gN... (Abraham Lincoln)
Episode #08: https://youtu.be/4iDEVWD7KWE (McDonalds Coffee)
Episode #09: https://youtu.be/xTgobEl_NL0 (Leopold & Loeb)
Episode #10: https://youtu.be/pbgdRdqVe_o (Kitty Genovese)

This Trials of the Century series is a collaboration between @Runkle Of The Bailey @Scott Cardinal - Investigative Historian and @Law & Lumber. If you want to see more of this series, please subscribe and enable notifications so that you can stay up to date on new episodes as they are released.

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