Sacco and Vanzetti

Nicola Sacco (April 22, 1891 – August 23, 1927) and Bartolomeo Vanzetti (June 11, 1888 – August 23, 1927) were two Italian anarchists, who were arrested, tried, and electrocuted in Massachusetts in 1927 on charges of murder of a shoe factory paymaster named Frederick Parmenter and a security guard named Alessandro Berardelli, and of robbery of $15,766.51 from the factory's payroll, although there was much doubt regarding their guilt. The murders and robbery occurred in April of 1920, with three robbers. Both Sacco and Vanzetti had alibis, but they were the only people accused of the crime. Judge Webster Thayer, who heard the case, allegedly described the two as "anarchist bastards". Sacco was a shoe-maker born in Torremaggiore, Foggia, Puglia. Vanzetti was a fish seller born in Villafalletto, Cuneo, Piemonte.

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April 22 - 1891 - August 23 - 1927 - June 11 - 1888 - Italian - Anarchists - Arrest - Tried - Electrocuted - Massachusetts - Murder - Security - Robbery - Payroll - Guilt - 1920 - Crime - Puglia - Cuneo - Piemonte

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