Joseph Pellicci was a father of three and a successful restaurateur when he was abducted and shot to death in 1973. Everyone in Stamford, Connecticut seems to know who’s responsible. The real mystery is…why hasn’t anyone ever been charged with his murder?
Courtesy of Connecticut Chief State’s Attorney’s Office and Connecticut Department of Correction
Episode Info
Anyone with information about Joseph Pellicci’s murder is encouraged to call Stamford police at 203-977-4444.
Joseph Pellici Courtesy: Pellicci's Ristorante Facebook page
A Google Earth map showing some key locations in Stamford, CT. Photo credit: Google Earth; edited by Audiochuck staff
A screenshot from Google Street View of the corner of Wyndover Lane and West Hill Rd., where Joe’s car was last seen on February 4th, 1973. Photo credit: Google Street View
A photo of Joe’s wife Frances was published in the Daily Advocate with their wedding announcement in September of 1962. Photo credit: NewsBank; Daily Advocate, 9-4-1962
Larry Hogan at his arraignment in August of 1981. Photo credit: Daily Advocate photo by Tom Ryan
Joe’s gravestone Photo credit: Find A Grave website
Episode Source Material
- Stamford (Daily) Advocate: Restaurateur Said Missing Since Sunday
- Connecticut Sunday Herald: Where is Joey Pellicci? Stamfordite, reputed rackets figure, missing one week
- Connecticut Sunday Herald: Pellicci witness never left
- Connecticut Sunday Herald: Two states probe murder
- Stamford (Daily) Advocate: Heroin use on rise in Stamford, health, police officials disclose
- The Daily Advocate: Hogan, Patricelli in court on heroin selling charges
- The Daily Advocate: Retired police lieutenant pleads innocent by Frank Fedeli
- Hartford Courant: Ex-Police Lieutenant Faces Murder Charge by George Gombossy
- The Daily Advocate: DNA could hold clue to ’73 murder by Kerry Tesoriero
- Stamford (Daily) Advocate: A lesson from the bad old days by Angela Carella
- Stamford (Daily) Advocate: When Stamford went ‘rogue’ by Angela Carella
- Stamford (Daily) Advocate: Stamford family hopes to shed new light on unsolved murder by Angela Carella
- Stamford (Daily) Advocate: Stamford’s Pellicci murder: Scene may be set to solve 1973 cold case Angela Carella
- Stamford (Daily) Advocate: Writer’s teen years lead to theory for 1976 Stamford murder by Aneglla Carella
- Justice Delivered write-up
- Law & Justice in Everyday Life by Andy Thibault)