Framed!: Murder, Corruption, and a Death Sentence in Florida - Softcover

Seifer, Marc J.; Rosati, Stephen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0988349450 ISBN 13: 9780988349452

Publisher: Tantor Media, Incorporated, 2014

Synopsis

Stephen Rosati had it all. A former Mr. Rhode Island and owner of a posh health club, Stephen was the son of real estate mogul Carl Rosati. On an average September day, Stephen's world was shattered when a Rhode Island state trooper arrested him for the murder of a drug dealer named Joe Viscido, Jr., in Florida four years earlier. Though Stephen could prove that he was 1,500 miles away at the time of the murder, Peter Dallas admitted to the crime and named Stephen as his accomplice. Like something out of Kafka, Stephen found himself imprisoned for a non-bailable offense and was whisked away to a Rhode Island jail to await transfer to Florida, where he would be facing a death sentence for a crime he knew nothing about. He hired the most illustrious attorney in the state, Jack Cicilline, a lawyer who represents many notorious mobsters and is known as "one of the keenest legal minds in New England." Thus began the longest extradition hearing in U.S. history.

About this title

About the Author:

Marc J. Seifer is an acknowledged authority on the life of Nikola Tesla. He is the author of more than seventy scientific writings, and his work has been published in numerous magazines. He also teaches psychology at Roger Williams University in Bristol, Rhode Island. Former bodybuilder Stephen Rosati (1960-2013) was named Mr. Rhode Island in 1983, and he won Mr. All New England in the Heavyweight Division in 1999. Stephen constructed seventeen luxury homes and ran a number of businesses, including real estate companies and the East Coast Fitness Center. He also worked as a financial analyst.

Review:

"This is a story that must be told!" ---Bob Leuci, author of All the Centurions

About this edition

• Publisher: Tantor Media, Incorporated
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0988349450
• ISBN 13: 9780988349452
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 470