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Accused serial killer Sal Perrone is walked from the 67th Precinct on November 21st 2012. Photo Shimon Gifter/VINNews New York - A garment salesman accused of systematically shooting three shopkeepers to death as they worked alone in their New York City clothing stores is denying the charges against him.
Staten Island resident Salvatore Perrone (pehr-OHN’) was held without bail Thursday after his initial Brooklyn court appearance. He was arrested Wednesday on murder charges.
A defense lawyer says Perrone denies killing anyone.
Attorney Ken Jones, who represented Perrone only for the arraignment and hadn’t spent that much time with him, said his client shows no remorse and appears “as though he could have some mental-health issues.”
Perrone, of Staten Island, will be assigned another lawyer when he returns to court on Tuesday, prosecutors said.
Police recovered a bag containing a sawed-off rifle. They say Perrone appeared on surveillance footage carrying the bag moments after the most recent shooting, Nov. 16.
The other killings happened in July and August. All three shopkeepers were men from Iran or Egypt.
Authorities initially thought the killer might have targeted them because of their Middle Eastern backgrounds. But police Commissioner Raymond Kelly says there’s no motive he can speak of.
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Nov 22, 2012 at 07:20 PM c Says:Report as Inappropriate
His lawyer says he shows no remorse. That's very weird. It would be a total ethical violation for him to do that, so it doesn't make sense.
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Nov 22, 2012 at 11:12 PM Facts1 Says:Report as Inappropriate
This will be fun to watch.
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Nov 22, 2012 at 11:13 PM Facts1 Says:Report as Inappropriate
I feel for the families, but now that this happened, he seems like a clown
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Nov 23, 2012 at 01:12 AM shnooky Says:Report as Inappropriate
Met this guy he came into my store a few times. Weirdo
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Nov 23, 2012 at 09:48 AM mythoughts Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ His lawyer says he shows no remorse. That's very weird. It would be a total ethical violation for him to do that, so it doesn't make sense. ”
Can't you see that he's setting up an insanity defense.