CALISSI, RONALD E (3 risultati)

Illustrated. (illustratore). Very Good (covers nice; contents clean & tight with very minor discoloration endpapers). Thick 8vo., green cloth, stamped in gilt; 1,021 pages First Edition first printing. Signed presentation from Calissi on the front endpaper: "To: Sgt. John Guirk Asbury Park P.D. The very best of luck, happiness & success to you & your family always. Ronald E. Calissi. Edgar Herbert Smith Jr. [1934-2017] was an American convicted murderer sentenced to death for his 1957 killing of 15-year-old Victoria Ann Zielinski in Ramsey, New Jersey. On death row, Smith began corresponding with conservative commentator William F. Buckley Jr., and gradually persuaded Buckley that he was innocent. With the help of an elite legal team retained by Buckley, Smith litigated his conviction through multiple court hearings and wrote a book proclaiming his innocence. In 1971, a federal judge vacated Smith's conviction and ordered a retrial. Smith then took a plea deal to time-served, resulting in his 1971 release. Five years later, Smith abducted and tried to kill Lefteriya "Lisa" Ozbun, in San Diego, California. Ozbun survived and testified against him in court. During that proceeding Smith admitted killing Zielinski in 1957. He was sentenced to life in prison, where he died in 2017 at age 83. Calissi's book provides extensive documents from Smith's trial in hopes to dispel the idea that he was innocent. Calissi was former Director of the Bergen County Department of Public Safety, a former Bergen County Sheriff's Officer, Prosecutor's Investigator and Special State Investigator with the New Jersey Division of Criminal Justice. His father Guy W. Calissi, a former Bergen County Prosecutor, was the Prosecutor in the original Smith case.

First edition. 8vo. 1021 pp. Illustrated. Inscribed by Calissi on ffep. Cloth binding in unclipped dustwrapper, surface wear, else very good condition. (95696).

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Manor Book Company. Hackensack, New Jersey. 1972. 1017 pages. First edition, first printing stated, May 1972. Signed and inscribed by author Ronald E. Calissi to the District Attorney of Tompkins County (NY). The author's father Guy Calissi famously prosecuted Edgar Smith for the 1957 murder of fifteen-year-old honor student and cheerleader Victoria Ann Zielinski of Ramsey, New Jersey. Once on Death Row, the celebrities started their petition to have Smith exonerated for wrongful conviction; and he was set-free thanks to their help. Five years after his release, Edgar Smith kidnapped a woman who survived his murder attempt; ultimately sending Smith back to prison for life; this time without celebrity pleadings. This book includes the complete trial testimony, 48 photo exhibits, synopses of 19 appeals, lab evidence reports, 3 psychiatric exams and truth serum evaluations. You be the judge whether he was guilty or not. Book is about fine. Bright, tight and clean. Binding and hinges are strong. A sprinkling of foxing along top page edges. Original DJ with $10.00 price intact on flap. minimal shelf-rubbing along edges. A very nice signed copy of the definitive account of the notorious Edgar Smith trial. Near fine/near fine. Signed. Signed by Author(s).