You may remember the report here at CBM last fall on the death of 77 year old Homer Marciniak. Marciniak was beaten during a break in at his Medina home last July 5th and died later that same day from a heart attack. The target of the break in and subsequent beating was the elderly mans comic book collection. Although arrests were made, at the time of the report nobody had been charged for the death of 77 year old Marciniak.
That situation has now changed.
Courtesy of BuffaloNews.com...
Rico J. Vendetti, 41, a Rochester businessman, was charged last year with hiring people to break into the home and steal the comics, but a federal grand jury has now indicted Vendetti and three other people for murder, U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul Jr. said this afternoon.
"I think a lot of people in Medina will be very pleased to hear about this," said Medina Police Chief Jose L. Avila, whose department started the investigation. "I know Homer had a bit of a heart problem, but many people in this town believe -- and I agree with them -- that he would not have died that day if not for this incident."
After a lengthy investigation, the grand jury found cause for murder charges against Vendetti and three other Rochester residents, identified by Hochul as Arlene Combs, 26; Albert Parsons, 42; and Donald Griffin, 23.
Hawksblueyes: When I began reading this news, I immediately remembered hearing about this situation last year and felt a small sense of satisfaction that something was being done about it. I thought the CBM community would appreciate the update as well.
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