Search Details

Word: nunziata (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first (reverse)


Usage:

...Parliament member, John Nunziata, has introduced the matter in the House of Commons. He dubbed it "Fossilgate...

Author: By Stacie A. Lipp, | Title: Dinosaur Digger Unearths `Fossilgate' | 5/14/1986 | See Source »

Thus far the only suspected police link that has surfaced is Narcotics Detective Joseph Nunziata, whose signature-probably forged-was on the form with which 24 lbs. were signed out. Nunziata died of gunshot wounds inflicted by his own revolver last March. The death was labeled a suicide, but that verdict was challenged by Nunziata's widow Anna and her attorney, John Meglio, who said: "Joe wasn't the kind of man who would commit suicide." Indeed, mob sources have been saying that Nunziata's death was a "hit," ordered by the Gambinos because they feared...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CRIME: Coffins and Corruptions | 1/1/1973 | See Source »

...inventory of all narcotics supposed to be in police possession. That, of course, will take weeks. Also, it is doubtful that a mere inventory will do much to get at the inside source of the thefts. One item the cops probably will not find is the clothing worn by Nunziata when he died. Meglio sought the garments as evidence in challenging the suicide ruling, but they turned out to be missing from the property room...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CRIME: Coffins and Corruptions | 1/1/1973 | See Source »

...brawl and was sentenced to five years at hard labor. Dishonored by her brother's crime, the younger sister ran away and became a prostitute; the elder stayed home to be an old maid. The old man died in the poorhouse. Alessi and the girl he loved, Nunziata, were left to rebuild the family's fortunes. "The house of the Malavoglia is destroyed'' a neighbor said in epitaph. "Cursed be the fate that led to so many misfortunes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Fate in Sicily | 5/4/1953 | See Source »

...town of Mascali was practically obliterated. Burned, or buried were the fringes of Carrabba, Nunziata, Riposto...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ITALY: Etna & Vesuvius | 11/26/1928 | See Source »

Previous | 1 | 2 | 3 | Next