Esteban Carpio
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Esteban Carpio, has been convicted of the murder of Providence Police Detective Sgt. James Allen on April 17, 2006 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. One of the detectives left the third floor interview room, leaving him alone with Allen. 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 was thought to have been physically abused by police after his capture, due to the obvious signs of trauma to his face. An investigation into the matter revealed that Carpio was not abused and that the damages to his face were likely caused by his landing from his jump from the third story window. His trial began June 8th, 2006.
On June 27, 2006, 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 and faces life imprisonment without parole.
[edit] References
- Bramson, Kate, Steve Peoples. "Opening Statements Lay Out Carpio Trial Strategies", The Providence Journal, 8 June 2006. Retrieved on 9 June 2006.
- Saltzman, Jonathan, John Ellement. "Man arraigned in officer's death", The Boston Globe, 19 April 2005. Retrieved on 20 November 2006.
