ESTEBAN CARPIO | He Brutally Murdered A Cop During Interrogation | Jumped Out of the Third Story Window and Ran for 45 Minutes before He Was Apprehended | Cops Beat the Shit Out of Him | ALS

E. Carpio. Autographed Letter, Signed. Handwritten, Commercial #10 (4.125 × 9.5 envelope). Boston, MA. Pmk: August 19, 2023. Content unknown. SEALED.

• Classification: Murderer

• Characteristics: Escape attempt

• Number of victims: 1

• Date of murder: April 17, 2005

• Date of arrest: Same day

• Date of birth: July 30, 1978 | age 45

• Victim profile: Police Detective Sgt. James L. Allen

• Method of murder: Shooting

• Location: Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA

• Status: Sentenced to life in prison without parole on October 10, 2006

Crime

On April 17, 2005, Carpio was being questioned by Providence Police Detective Sgt. James L. Allen and another detective at Providence Police headquarters for the stabbing of an 85-year-old woman, Madeline Gatta. When the second detective left the third-floor interview room to retrieve water for Carpio, a struggle ensued and Allen was shot twice, killing him. Carpio then jumped from the third-floor window.

Trial and conviction and appeals

At his arraignment hearing, Carpio was forced to wear a mask because he was spitting at and trying to bite officers. His eyes, cheeks, forehead, and cranial region were red, bruised and swollen. Carpio's family broke down in court accusing the police of brutality. Providence Police Chief Dean M. Esserman said that Carpio's injuries were sustained as a result of his jump from the third-floor interview room. Rhode Island State Police detective Christopher Zarrella testified in court that he had punched Carpio in the face three times while making his arrest, breaking bones in his face. An FBI investigation concluded that police did not use excessive force.

On June 27, 2006, a jury found Carpio guilty of the murder of Detective Allen and the stabbing of Madeline Gatta. The jury rejected Carpio's insanity defense; he was sentenced to life in prison without parole.

The state Supreme Court in 2012 denied Carpio’s appeal, saying, in part, that his lawyers had strategically opted not to pursue a new trial.

In 2017, he appealed to a federal judge and argued that the jury wrongfully convicted him, though he lacked criminal responsibility at the time because he was mentally ill and unable to appreciate the wrongfulness of his actions. The appeal was dismissed.ⁱ

• VIDEO: Esteban Carpio | https://youtu.be/70DfR9lgFj8

• VIDEO: He Brutally Murdered A Cop During Interrogation | https://youtu.be/zJVaQHqqjF0

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