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A Three-Ring Circus Starring Billy Doe
By Ralph Ciprianofor Bigtrial.netHow many courtrooms does it take to unravel a lie?In the case of "Billy Doe," the answer these days is three.Billy Doe is a grand jury's pseudonym for the former altar...
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When Judges Screw Up And Prosecutors Cheat
By Ralph Ciprianofor Bigtrial.netWhen Assistant District Attorney Peter Carr stood to begin oral arguments today in Superior Court, Presiding Judge Anne E. Lazarus let him know before he said a word...
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Judge Losing Patience As Defense Challenges Mob References
By George AnastasiaFor Bigtrial.netSalvatore Pelulluo and Nicky Scarfo Jr. used their mob connections to intimidate and silence officials at FirstPlus Financial Group while setting up and carrying out...
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Father Engelhardt Stricken In Prison
By Ralph Ciprianofor Bigtrial.netFather Charles Engelhardt was transported by ambulance from prison to a hospital last week after he experienced dizziness.The 67-year-old priest is an inmate at the...
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Handcuffs And A Hospital Bed
By Ralph Ciprianofor Bigtrial.netFor Father Charles Engelhardt, the ordeal is finally over.The 67-year-old priest died at 8:30 p.m. Saturday night at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, Pa.,...
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Moses, Solomon And The Monsignor
By Ralph Ciprianofor Bigtrial.netUnder a stained glass dome and bronze statues of Moses and Solomon, the state's highest court this morning debated the fate of Msgr. William J. Lynn."God save the...
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"I Accept This Injustice"
By Ralph Ciprianofor Bigtrial.netAn oblate of St. Francis de Sales takes priestly vows of poverty, chastity and obedience. He prays to be conformed to the image of Jesus Christ.Few who pray that prayer...
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Trying To Peddle The Ultimate Contrarian Story
By Ralph Ciprianofor Bigtrial.netWhen I was a reporter at The Philadelphia Inquirer and had a story to pitch, I used to go editor shopping.Back in the 1990s when the newspaper had 600 journalists,...
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Galati's Lawyer Bows Out
By George AnastasiaFor Bigtrial.netWannabe wiseguy Ron Galati, the South Philadelphia auto body shop owner with a Godfather fixation, wants to keep fighting. But it looks like he'll have to do battle...
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Before Rolling Stone Was Conned By "Jackie" They Fell for "Billy"
Sabrina Rubin ErdelyBy Ralph Ciprianofor Bigtrial.netBefore a writer for Rolling Stone ever made the mistake of believing an alleged gang-rape story told by a student named "Jackie," she bought an...
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Billy Goes Viral
By Ralph Ciprianofor Bigtrial.netThe improbable tale of "Billy Doe," the crediblity-challenged former Philadelphia altar boy who claimed he was raped by a couple priests and a Catholic school teacher,...
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By George AnastasiaFor Bigtrial.netRon Galati's broke.The South Philadelphia auto body shop owner accused to orchestrating a $5 million insurance fraud scam told a judge this morning that he does not...
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Revenge Of The Norcrosses
Jimmy Kempski/Photo: Thomas CarrollBy Ralph Ciprianofor Bigtrial.netThe big black billboard on the Walt Whitman Bridge promotes the new sportswriter for PhillyVoice.com: "All Birds. No Bull. With Jimmy...
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A Priest's Dying Declaration In Prison
By Ralph Ciprianofor Bigtrial.netThe night before Father Charles Engelhardt died, a fellow inmate claims, the priest gave a dying declaration:"Paul, I do not feel well. Please understand that I am an...
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For Ringleader Of "Rogue" Cops Trial Prep A Problem
By Ralph Ciprianofor Bigtrial.netDefense lawyer Jeffrey Miller is having a tough time preparing for trial.His client, former Philadelphia Police Officer Thomas Liciardello, has been held without bail...
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Nicodemo Gets 25-50 Years For DiPietro Murder
By George AnastasiaFor Bigtrial.netHe's a throwback, a standup guy in a mob decimated by turncoat witnesses. And as a result, he's looking at 23 more years in state prison. On the eve of his retrial...
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Judge Orders Leo Omar Hernandez To Be Deposed
Best Guy Pals Billy and LeoBy Ralph Ciprianofor Bigtrial.netA Common Pleas Court judge has ordered Leo Omar Hernandez to give a deposition in the civil case of his former "best guy friend" Billy...
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A Fire Trap in Germantown; At L&I, More Scandal And Neglect
By Ralph Ciprianofor Bigtrial.netThree weeks ago at the request of a City Council member, Former L&I Commissioner Bennett Levin showed up to inspect the abandoned Germantown YWCA.The century-old...
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Gotti's Rules
John AliteBig Trial's George Anastasia was a headliner on the PhillyVoice website today with a story about his new book, Gotti's Rules, The Story of John Alite, Junior Gotti and the Demise of the...
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Father Andy The Sequel Opens With Tears And A Shouting Match
By Ralph Ciprianofor Bigtrial.netWhen we last saw "Father Andy" McCormick nearly a year ago, thanks to a deadlocked jury, the priest was strolling out of the Criminal Justice Center as a free...
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