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Dad of ‘jeweler to the stars’ murder victim sues luxury apartment building
The dad of slain Hofstra graduate Joey Comunale is suing luxury apartment building The Grand Sutton for letting his son's killer rent a unit there. Pat Comunale claims in his...
Accomplice blasted by victim's father in ‘jeweler to the stars’ case
An admitted accomplice in the grisly 2016 murder of a Hofstra University graduate was sentenced to six months in jail Friday -- right after the dead man's father ripped him...
Final defendant gets sweetheart deal in 'jeweler to the stars' case
The final defendant charged in connection with the gruesome murder of a Hofstra University graduate inside a posh Upper East Side pad during a night of partying landed a sweetheart...
Confessed killer tried backing out of plea deal in 'jeweler to the stars' case
A New Jersey man who took a surprise plea last month for the barbaric murder of a young Connecticut man tried to wriggle out of the deal Wednesday — but...
Suspect enters surprise guilty plea in 'jeweler to the stars' murder case
A New Jersey man accused of the brutal murder of a young Connecticut man in an Upper East Side apartment after a night of parting entered a surprise guilty plea...
Killer in 'jeweler to the stars' case gets maximum prison sentence
The alleged young lover of a Manhattan jeweler was sentenced to consecutive maximum prison terms Wednesday for the brutal slaying of a Connecticut man in a fancy Upper East Side...
Dad of victim in ‘jeweler to the stars’ case sues parents of alleged accomplices
The devastated dad of a 26-year-old Connecticut man brutally murdered in a Manhattan apartment is suing the parents of two of the killer's alleged accomplices. Pat Comunale's suit comes shortly...
Dad of victim in 'jeweler to the stars' case sues murderer and alleged accomplices
A lawyer for the shattered father of a young Connecticut man brutally murdered in an Upper East Side apartment filed suit Thursday against the three men he holds responsible. The...
Ex-con found guilty of murder in 'jeweler to the stars' case
A Manhattan jury Friday convicted a Florida ex-con of beating and fatally stabbing a young Connecticut man after a drug-fueled party in a posh Manhattan apartment — as the packed...
Lawyer in 'jeweler to the stars' case: My client tried to cut up, hide body — but he's no killer
Yes, James Rackover tried to saw off Joseph Comunale’s arm with a bread knife. And yes, he cleaned up the crime scene, then scarfed down a burger and fries while...
Suspect in 'jeweler to the stars' case can't bear to look at photos of murder victim
The ex-con accused of the barbaric murder of a Connecticut man refused to look at the gruesome autopsy photos of the victim, hiding his face behind a white handkerchief. James...
News anchor’s son filmed having sex with hookers in sextortion plot: prosecutors
The suspect on trial for murdering a young man at an Upper East Side apartment secretly filmed the son of “Good Day New York” host Rosanna Scotto having sex with...
Rosanna Scotto’s son says ‘jeweler to the stars’ suspect confessed to murder
He had an appetite for brutality. TV anchor Rosanna Scotto’s son testified Monday that his ex-pal confessed to slicing the throat of a Connecticut man after a drug-fueled house party...
Rosanna Scotto's son to testify in 'jeweler to the stars' murder trial
FOX-5 news anchor Rosanna Scotto’s son is expected to take the stand against his ex-pal James Rackover, accused of the grisly murder of a young Connecticut man. Rackover allegedly made...
Murder suspects allegedly ordered burgers as body lay dead in bathtub
Most people would have lost their lunch — these accused killers ordered it. After killing a young Connecticut man — who’s battered and bloody body lay in the bathtub —...
Dad of 'jeweler to the stars' murder victim sobs seeing pictures at trial
A shattered father dissolved into tears Tuesday as images of his murdered son’s bloodied personal effects flashed on a courtroom video monitor. Pat Comunale, 57, sobbed in the gallery as...
Murder suspect in 'jeweler to the stars' case allegedly taunted detective
The surrogate son of a "jeweler to the stars" who allegedly murdered a Hofstra grad in a swank Midtown apartment in 2016 taunted cops as they began their investigation, an...
Father of victim in 'jeweler to the stars' case breaks down at trial
The broken father of a young man barbarically murdered in a posh Manhattan pad after a night of partying wept uncontrollably Thursday as he relived for jurors the day his...
Murder suspect in 'jeweler to the stars' case boasted he'd beat charges 'like Rocky'
An accused killer bragged that he would beat his rap “like Rocky” — but a Manhattan jury could put him down for the count. Boasting that he’d beat the rap...
'Jeweler to the stars' lover allegedly stole thousands to pay off drug debt: DA
Prosecutors offered a glimpse Friday of the damning evidence they plan to introduce at the upcoming murder trial of a “jeweler to the stars” lover accused of killing a Connecticut...