US EditionQueens Man Sentenced to 25 Years to Life for Fatally Stabbing EMS Captain
- The court sentenced Peter Zisopoulos, 37, to 25 years to life for the fatal stabbing of FDNY EMS Captain Alison Russo in Queens in 2022.
- In Astoria on September 29, 2022, Zisopoulos unprovokedly attacked Russo, stabbing her over 20 times during a mental health episode.
- Video evidence and eyewitness testimony showed Zisopoulos, with a history of schizophrenia, stabbing Russo over 20 times, leading the jury to convict him of murder and weapon charges in about an hour.
- Outside Station 49, officials co-named the street Captain Alison Russo Way, with FDNY Commissioner Tucker praising Russo as “the best of the best” and expressing hope for closure.
- Despite doubts from experts, Judge Pandit-Durant ruled Zisopoulos fit to stand trial despite a mental health episode during the attack, citing his psychiatric history.
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Man sentenced to 25 years to life for fatal stabbing of 9/11 emergency responder
A New York man has been sentenced to 25 years to life for fatally stabbing an emergency worker in 2022. The man killed Lt. Alison Russo-Elling as she walked from her fire station to a nearby store for food while…
Peter Zisopoulos sentenced to 25 years to life in the stabbing death of Long Island's FDNY-EMS Capt. Alison Russo of Huntington
Queens State Supreme Court Judge Ushir Pandit-Durant hit Peter Zisopoulos, 37, with the expected maximum sentence after he was found guilty after a May trial of second degree murder in the unprovoked attack.
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