Louis Ruggiero testimony
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Louis Ruggiero testimony has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including 48 Hours. 3 people have made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Robert CaliendoDefense attorney for James Rackover
Robert Caliendo argues Ruggiero, then struggling with severe drug use, was an unreliable basis for a murder conviction.
“There were a number of reasons to think that Mr. Ruggiero might not be the person you want to hang the hat of a murder conviction on”
48 Hours: What Happened in Apartment 4C? (May 7, 2026) · Listen from 37:39
Maurice SercarzDefense attorney for James Rackover
Maurice Sercarz contends Ruggiero's testimony was factually wrong because Joey's throat was not slit.
“Ruggiero testified that my client slit his throat. Joseph Comunale did not have his throat slit”
48 Hours: What Happened in Apartment 4C? (May 7, 2026) · Listen from 36:54
Murray WeissVeteran New York crime reporter working for 48 Hours
Murray Weiss reports Ruggiero testified that Rackover told him he slit Joey's throat to avoid having a body in his apartment.
“And I didn't want a dead body in my apartment. So I slit his throat”
48 Hours: What Happened in Apartment 4C? (May 7, 2026) · Listen from 35:50
Podcasts
- 48 Hours · 1 episode
Episodes
What Happened in Apartment 4C?48 Hours · May 7, 2026 · 42 min
Erin Moriarty reports on the 2016 murder of Joey Comunale in a Sutton Place apartment and the trial of impostor heir James Rackover.