Murder of Joey Comunale

Event in True Crime

Murder of Joey Comunale 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

Bob Abrams relays DeLeon's account that Rackover poured gasoline on Joey's body and set it on fire before burial.
“Rackover took gasoline and started to pour it over Joey's body, and in fact, did light Joey's body on fire”
48 Hours: What Happened in Apartment 4C? (May 7, 2026) · Listen from 25:10
Bob Abrams relays DeLeon's account that he and Gemma became so frightened of Rackover that they followed his orders.
“They got so very nervous because Rackover was now beating the crap out of Joey that they would do anything Rackover said”
48 Hours: What Happened in Apartment 4C? (May 7, 2026) · Listen from 21:47

Murray Weiss reports that DeLeon admitted to police he attacked Joey in a rage after an argument.
“Larry DeLeon admitted to the police that he just flew into a rage and slammed Joey, knocked him down and hit him a few times”
48 Hours: What Happened in Apartment 4C? (May 7, 2026) · Listen from 21:02

Pat Comunale says DeLeon's claim that Joey went to buy cigarettes made no sense because Joey never bought cigarettes.
“Didn't make any sense, because if you talk to his friends, they'll tell you that he never bought a pack of cigarettes in his life”
48 Hours: What Happened in Apartment 4C? (May 7, 2026) · Listen from 12:40

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.