Lizzie: Hi, this is Lizzie, from Arlington, Texas. He's going to get life no matter what. I'm Brenna. At that time the defendant implicated himself in Essex County Court. The defendant was assigned two attorneys, Frank H. Armani and Francis R. Belge. Robert Krulwich: Thanks also to Tom Alibrandi, author of Privileged Information, with Frank Armani. frank armani: And then Belge held my feet and let me down in there. Clark D. Cunningham at Georgia State University's College of Law, Debra Armani, Brian Farrell, Jennifer Brumback, Nick Capodice, and archive researcher Stephanie Jenkins. Lisa Lerman: That was the idea. He was guilty. Brenna Farrell: When it came to the details Lisa Lerman: He tended to not remember. "[12], The prosecution appealed. Brenna Farrell: Because you can't, you don't really know but you know. Soren Wheeler is senior editor. He says-, Brenna Farrell: "I can't tell you, there's nothing I can tell you.". Experience Retired home Jan 2006 - Present16 years 9 months Self. Jamie York is our senior producer. Brenna Farrell: I want you to give me a better deal for my client. The New York county court dismissed the indictment "in the interests of justice. Brenna Farrell: He'd been in prison for rape, served seven years. Sharon Smith: Robert Garrow's primary line of defense will apparently be not guilty by reason of insanity. Frank is a resident of 72 Innsbruck Drv, Emporium, PA 15834. Lisa Lerman: And I think one of the things that's so fascinating about this case Brenna Farrell: This is law professor Lisa Lerman, again. Background Armani, Frank Henry was born on September 12, 1927 in Syracuse, New York, United States. Jim Tracy: Both the D.A. Our foundation needs to expand with our dreams to be achieved safely without being killed in the process of promoting peace. We are sad to post the obituary of LITTLE MISS AR'MANI Z. BURTON Funeral Notice Silmon-Seroyer Funeral Home LaFayette, AL 36862 Little Miss Ar'Mani Z. Burton, 5, of Dadeville, AL passed away on. frank armani: But he was playing games, you know. Unclaimed. frank armani: It went nowhere. Tom's favorite duty station while in the Air . [8] Belge moved Hauck's body to ensure a dismembered part was included in the photograph. [5] The case has helped shape the development of ethical rules on confidentiality. You're looking for a way to get the information out. Lisa Lerman: Driving the lady friend's car. Contact Dorina directly. Get introduced. Speaker 28: There is just no way in the world you're going to convince your average non-lawyer-. Brenna Farrell: It's a really tough job to be a defense lawyer. frank armani: I needed someone with brains and guts. The kids, of course, were scared out of their wits. Garrow also admitted that he had abducted, raped and murdered a 16-year-old girl. 1. Lisa Lerman: To help get Garrow into a mental hospital instead of a prison, that was the goal. [4] The Buried Bodies Case provided professors with an example in the mid-1970s of how ethical issues could be taught from a human perspective with real world problems. Armani . frank armani: Yeah. Meanwhile, Armani, he said he couldn't sleep, he was having nightmares. frank armani: I remember Mr. Petz coming to my office. Brenna Farrell: The police pretty much have you cold, there's witnesses. [9][16] The committee explained that the attorneys would have violated their ethical obligations to keep their client's confidential information secret if they had disclosed the details to authorities. In 1973, a massive manhunt in New York's Adirondack Mountains ended when police captured a man named Robert Garrow. "[12] The court found that Belge had protected the Fifth Amendment constitutional right of his client not to incriminate himself. Brenna Farrell: At this point, it was just Belge in the room, and he told him, yes he had killed Domblewski, and he had also killed other people too. I thought we would, but we didn't. By The Associated Press March 3, 2023 11:41 am BUENOS AIRES World Cup winner Argentina will celebrate with its fans at two home games in March against Panama and Curacao. Schuler. Brenna Farrell: No. To plant Memorial Trees in memory of Dr. Frank Thomas Bunch, please click here to visit our Sympathy Store . But the man caught one of them, David Freeman. Were you excited? (Healy) H. View Details | Send Flowers Eileen F. Maddalena December 13, 2022 Brenna Farrell: So in order to make that case, what they decide to do is to put Garrow on the stand. Fast & Free; LEGAL PLAN. LAWYER SEARCH. [1], A grand jury investigated the attorneys' conduct. Roberta Petz: Yes, you were the only, in talking to you did I know that, yes. 28 lutego. What excuse is there for it, to protecting the person that killed her? And in early June, Armani received a standing ovation when he appeared at a program about the Garrow case at the centers National Conference on Professional Responsibility, held in Chicago. Lisa Lerman: Sure. May 14, 2021. Frank Armani was born circa 1916, at birth place, New York, to Paul Armani and Cecilia Armani. "[15], One of the victims' parents filed ethics complaints against Armani and Belge with New York State Bar Association disciplinary officials. Today's show centres on the lawyers Frank Armani and Frank Belge, who were pilloried for something they did, or more precisely did not do, when representing their client on a murder charge. [14], The case has been the subject of numerous books, including Privileged Information by Tom Alibrandi with Frank Armani (1984)[2] and Terror in the Adirondacks: The True Story of Serial Killer Robert F. Garrow by Lawrence Gooley (2009). And on Sunday, they woke up, and about 9 AM Brenna Farrell: Two of the campers Jim Tracy: Heard somebody walking outside their tent. I don't know. Jim Tracy: You know, the prosecution had three eyeball witnesses, they had his car at the scene of the crime, and they had his two-week flight. Jim Tracy: And then Jim Tracy: Thursday, August 9th, 1973, very, very hot day, one of the hottest of the summer. "The bullet hit my left thigh, traveled through my body, hit my pelvis bone and lodged in my right hip," he. Son of Ezzelin M. and Edvige (Oliana) Armani. [3][2] Hauck and Armani's daughter went to the same school. This, of necessity, involves telling his attorney everything remotely connected with the crime. [4][9], Belge and Armani told no one about their discoveries. To have to live through that, I mean how do you relate losing your daughter, you know? [11] This information led police to discover Garrow hiding near the prison. He starts drinking blood, having sex with the animals, and then he starts admitting to a series of rapes throughout his adult life. Brenna Farrell: Reporter Jim Tracy again. So after that, Armani said his mother, she'd be up at night crying, she would go to bed at night-. But, he wouldn't talk. frank armani: You're questioning yourself, very You're hurting people, so you begin to wonder, "Am I in the right profession?" Brenna Farrell: Mm-hmm (affirmative). frank armani: One, a school teacher had assaulted his child, he wanted to sue the school, and I talked him out of it. It's over with. Transcript. [4], In the summer of 1973, attorney Frank H. Armani was appointed to serve as counsel for Robert Garrow, Sr.[3][2] Garrow, a 38-year old mechanic of a Syracuse bakery, was charged with murdering Philip Domblewski. He's like, "No.". Brenna Farrell: The police follow a lead that he had stolen a car, and he had been sighted, and they're kind of closing in on him. frank armani: He had three kids. You're going to give a little and you're going to take a little. He was shot to death by police in September 1978, shortly after making a daring prison escape. [1] Garrow also claimed he murdered and hid the bodies of two missing women, Susan Petz and Alicia Hauck. He said, "Freeze," or "Drop your gun," something to that effect. Brenna Farrell: Eventually Belge found the other body, Alicia Hauck's body. One odd thing about Garrow's description of the incidents, he doesn't say, "I killed her." frank armani: Yeah. "[6], This exception, added by amendment in 2002, was hotly contested; lawyers worried the language might erode the duty of confidentiality. [1][2] Armani and Belge found the women's bodies but chose to keep the information confidential. Login or Sign Up; I think the instinct is to side with the families and to imagine what they went through, but my feeling is that how could any of us possibly imagine that if we hadn't gone through it? He stabbed him five times in the chest. Brenna Farrell: So they slip outside, they get in the car, and frank armani: We take off. Jim Tracy: Basically, he had each of them tie themselves as he pointed the gun at them, and then the last one, he tied. The murder, the manhunt, and on August 9th, the night Garrow got captured, Frank gets a call from Garrow's wife. Speaker 28: That this is anything short of shabby subversion of the law and of justice. That you'd want to share, I don't You don't have to, but Roberta Petz: Well, what can I say. Jim Tracy: Found a blood trail, and just in a very short time, they saw Garrow, and he was laying down in the mud. Sa fortune s lve 65 000,00 euros mensuels Armani, now 79 and semiretired, is widely regarded within the legal profession as a hero. If the lawyer cannot get all the facts about the case, he can only give his client half of a defense. Armani and another lawyer, Francis Belge, had just been appointed to represent Robert Garrow for the murder of Philip Domblewski, an 18-year-old college student who was camping in the Adirondacks with three friends when Garrow attacked them and tied them all to trees. And thats when this story really gets started. Jim Tracy: Helicopters. Betty Boothroyd - brytyjska polityk . Brenna Farrell: I'd love to have you start wherever you'd like. Jim Tracy: But they could hear clearly, and they heard vomiting sounds, and then they heard Philip's voice get really high, and they knew something was happening, something bad was happening to him. Brenna Farrell: He was an Air Force pilot. He's interviewed hundreds of people, and I think the reason he's been so focused on it is that it's pretty close to home for him. He told his lawyers that, in a separate incident, he had murdered another camperand abducted, raped and murdered the mans female companion. Garrow was convicted on one murder charge and sentenced to 25 years to life in prison. Lisa Lerman: So what ensued was a very long struggle where the lawyers tried to figure out what to do with the information about the bodies of these girls. [1] The attorneys held a press conference the next day, where they admitted they had known about the location of the missing women for six months. After committing a slew of atrocities, this barbaric man had been brought to justice, with the help of his attorney, Frank Armani, who had been called into the case. I wrote letters to both families, and I made a bunch of phone calls, and understandably no one wanted to talk to me. Jim Tracy: Locals that knew the area, they came with rifles, and all of a sudden, they spotted them Brenna Farrell: The killer and Freeman Jim Tracy: Laying down in the ditch, and when they did, Freeman got up and ran towards the men, screaming for help, saying, "He's got a gun, he's going to shoot!". Brenna Farrell: How did that feel? His companions escaped, but Domblewski didn't. Speaker 29: It is up to the grand jury itself in their investigation to determine which charges they should bring against the two attorneys. frank armani: You're caught between your two moralities. Brenna Farrell: Yeah, I think that's probably not okay. Lisa Lerman: He had never handled a murder charge. (412-561-0380) on Tuesday from 1 to 3 p.m and 6 to 8 p.m., where a funeral service will be held on Wednesday, at 10 a.m. David was an avid outdoorsman and animal lover, as well as a student of history and. Brenna Farrell: They end up chasing through the forest. Jad Abumrad: Okay, hey, I'm Jad Abumrad. But I mean, if you think about it from Frank's perspective, he's got this information. A few contemporary legal and ethical doctrines are relevant in cases like the Buried Bodies Case today. ", frank armani: "We're going to get you. It's done. A grand jury investigated both men, ultimately indicting Belge, who had been alone when he found one of the bodies. And thus began-, Brenna Farrell: What was, at the time-. ", Robert Krulwich: "She got stabbed with my knife.". Jim Tracy: Now armed with a .30-30 rifle and knife, and this story was on every TV station, CBS, ABC, and NBC. Brenna Farrell: We went out there last February with reporter Lohr McKinstry and the town supervisor of Mariah, Tom Scozzafava. frank armani: Telling me that he wanted to talk to me. frank armani: Pistol on my back. Brenna Farrell: Oh, be careful. NOTE: This episodecontains graphic descriptions of sexual assault and violence. Armani and Belge, who both practiced in Syracuse, received widespread support from the legal profession. Speaker 24: This here? Then he asked if he could borrow her car. [3], Armani and Belge proposed a plea bargain using the information they had uncovered ahead of trial. He threw a bunch of books. Brenna Farrell: Susan was the girl from Chicago, she was a college student who'd gone missing while she was camping with her boyfriend, and she's who Armani and Belge found in the mine. Because I don't think it's ethical at all, and to think it's being taught as the right way to do things in an ethical class is totally incomprehensible to me. Author: Tom Alibrandi, Frank H. Armani Format: Paperback Publish Date: Jul 01, 1991 ISBN-10: 0061002259 ISBN-13: 9780061002250 List Price: $4.95 Add to Wish List Link to this Book Add to Bookbag Sell this Book Buy it at Amazon Compare Prices Details Description Reviews Author: Tom Alibrandi Author: Frank H. Armani Language: English Publisher: As a person he doesn't want to have to keep that secret, so if he plea bargains, then that's a way for him to get some closure for the family, because he can give the information to the prosecution, but he's also not selling out his client. Jim Tracy: The manhunt, it's about 400 men now. Brenna Farrell: Like are you kidding me? & CREMATORY, INC. 19698 GREENO RD. In 1973, a massive manhuntin New York's Adirondack Mountains ended when police captured a man namedRobert Garrow. frank armani: I think I threw my phone. Brenna Farrell: And he started marching the kids off into the woods. Armani A'Lisia Clark, 18, died Saturday, July 2, 2022. This used to be an old roadway. Reported by Brenna Farrell. Kept saying he couldn't remember, he couldn't remember. frank armani: Well, when you Brenna Farrell: So just to give a bit of background, Mr. Armani told me that when he was a kid, he got picked on for a couple different reasons, and he said he was always the guy that wouldn't walk away. Jim Tracy: So the cat was out of the bag then. Tom Alibrandi. Jim Tracy: 21-year-old Susan Petz, and another girl, 16-year-old Alicia Hauck. Speaker 31: What do people think, what do people think? Lisa Lerman: This case, it's what my husband and I refer to as a mental magnet. Jim Tracy: Everybody turned against them. Lisa Lerman: And as Frank got lowered down into the hole frank armani: I could see her sneak. Armani said at the CPR program that in 1973 he wasnt even aware there was a written ethics code for New York lawyers. Viewing Sunday, July 10, 2022 from 1:00 PM until 5:00 PM at the funeral home. Brenna Farrell: When they got there, they went up to Garrow's room, up on the fifth floor of the hospital. And I think that that should at least be an equal thought in their mind, if not a greater consideration. Speaker 34: Start of message. Dylan Keefe is our director of sound design. Brenna Farrell: And Lisa told me about this panel she organized back in 2007. On the day the grand jury announced its decision, Armani suffered a heart attack. frank armani: Because I felt I needed support. A daughter of Emmanuel Clark Sr. and Gelonda Catoe Patterson, she was born Jan. 18, 2004, in Lancaster. And that's when this story really gets started. Reviews aren't verified, but Google checks for and removes fake content when it's identified. Jun 3, 2016. Visitation. Brenna Farrell: So, to get this story started Jim Tracy: My name's Jim Tracy, and I'm an award-winning journalist. frank armani: That was our only defense. Jim Tracy: So, Saturday night, July 28th, 1973, four young people Brenna Farrell: Ages 18 to 23 Jim Tracy: Three men and a woman, go camping in the Adirondacks. And Belge said, "I'm not telling you anything unless we have a deal.". Brenna Farrell: So the guy at the center of this conflict Lisa Lerman: Was a man named Frank Armani. Brenna Farrell: He kept a shotgun in the car, he kept one in the house. How did this whole story start for you? Mary Armani: In our area in [Solvay 00:07:47] they use "Armeni," but it is "Armani.". Jim Tracy: And calmly and coolly walked into the forest. Experts say the case offers a particularly stark, compelling example of one of the most difficult ethical dilemmas to confront a lawyer. Jim Tracy: And Garrow would tell his whole life story. FUNERAL HOMES. Jim Tracy: He was an ex convict. [1], It has also been dramatized in the 1987 TV film Sworn to Silence,[26] and a 2003 episode of the TV series Law & Order, Bodies.[27] In 2017, Fargo producer Noah Hawley announced the development of a feature film based on the case.[28]. [11] They received death threats and angry letters. View Dorina's full profile. Brenna Farrell: He pulled out some ropes. Lisa Lerman: And in exchange-. And according to Jim, and I should say I've heard differing accounts about this, but apparently the cops had brought in a lip reader to try to see what Garrow was saying. and the investigator thought that the lawyers were absolutely ludicrous. [25], It was featured in The Buried Bodies Case in 2016 on the podcast RadioLab. [1], Garrow was convicted for Domblewski's murder. The case created. Robert Krulwich: This is Lisa Lerman. Serial killer and rapist Robert Francis Garrow attacked the four campers in July 1973, stabbing Philip Domblewski to death while the other three escaped and contacted police. Earlier that summer, her boyfriend had been found murdered, the two of them had been camping, and Susan had been gone ever since. Radiolab is supported in part by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, enhancing public understanding of science and technology in the modern world. Brenna Farrell: and what Armani and Belge did Speaker 31: The Dead Bodies Case. Robert Krulwich: That will be, that can be or will be. I went to one legal ethics class, and I also went to a criminal defense class here in New York that was being taught at Fordham. Provided photo. The Poughkeepsie Journal called him a malignant cancer on the society that fostered him and less than useless to the human race.. frank armani: I was thinking about, "What else can I do to make a living?". Armani Alexander Ricciardi, 28, loving son of Rod and Theresa Ricciardi passed away on Tuesday, November 24, 2020. Local obituaries for the Montgomery, Alabama area 2,937 Results Thursday, March 2, 2023 Add Photos 1 Memory Dora A Belser Dora Belser's passing on Saturday, February 25, 2023 has been publicly. Brenna Farrell: Because they're paranoid there's going to be a wiretap or some sort of bug. Jim Tracy: People loaded their rifles, they locked their doors for the first time, and Speaker 17: We've noticed a lot of people leaving around here. Brenna Farrell: And so they got back on the highway and they drove through the Adirondacks, until finally they get here. [11], The central question Armani and Belge faced was whether to disclose the location of the missing women's bodies. Tell. Syracuse, NY 13219. Born in Amboy, NY to Myles and Hazel. And Armani agreed to it. Frank Henry Armani is an attorney in Camillus, NY. Jad Abumrad: Are you seriously bargaining with people's lives. Then there's no future crime, it's over. Frank Belge, on left, was one of Robert . [1] His law practice was initially destroyed though he later rebuilt it. Lisa Lerman: Because we have Sixth Amendment right to counsel and the Fifth Amendment right not to incriminate oneself. frank armani: I was a fighter, I liked fights. Brenna Farrell: Well, so they decided to-. Jim Tracy: So they turn up the TV, turn up the fans. [5], Some states have adopted exceptions to this rule. Our fact checkers are [Eva Dasher 00:47:42] and Michelle Harris. Luty 2023. And very calmly, he told them, almost politely, to step out of their tent, which they did. [5][17] One exception adopted by some states is that a lawyer may reveal client information if they believe the disclosure is necessary to prevent reasonably certain death or substantial bodily harm. In 2006, he received a distinguished-lawyer award from the Onondaga County (N.Y.) Bar Association. Brenna Farrell: What was happening was, the man was stabbing Domblewski with his buck knife. And even after the victims bodies were accidentally discovered several months later in separate locations hundreds of miles apart. frank armani: Yes. August 29, 2021. Brenna Farrell: So Belge stands up and he calls his first witness, Robert Garrow, to the stand. Brenna Farrell: But then pretty quickly it gets dark. View local obituaries in rhode island. [5] News outlets claimed they obstructed justice or acted as accomplices after the fact. [4] Armani and Belge pursued an insanity defense. I can hear the echoes of dogs down the mountain, things tend to travel up the hill and kind of bounce around. See who you know in common. [1] The case is widely taught in law schools to examine concerns that arise out of the duty of confidentiality. That's how important it was and how it was our entire lives during that period, and as far as visiting the lawyer, which my husband did, it was a totally lie. Refresh the page for new events. But there was more. Roberta Petz: Okay. But Lisa Lerman: Garrow told the lawyers that he had killed them and where he had left their bodies. He was well-respected, had a good reputation. Jim Tracy: The headlines in the Syracuse papers would say, "Bodies used as pawns in a game of law.". He knows that the parents are holding out hope that they might still be alive. Brenna Farrell: You know, as I've explained before, my interest really in this story has to do with the fact that it seems that it's become sort of a key part of how a lot of legal ethics classes talk about the concept of confidentiality, and so I sort of wanted to just start with that idea, to ask if that's something that you knew that law schools were teaching and if you had any feelings or thoughts about that. Jim Tracy: Armani decides to elicit a man named Francis Belge. Brenna Farrell: And the prosecutor apparently very quickly puts two and two together and immediately thought, "Holy shit are you talking about Susan and Alicia, like these are the two girls that we are most concerned about, we think they're alive." Okay, I'm Roberta Petz, and I'm Susan's mother. [15] It noted that attorneys must protect their clients, but must also "observe basic human standards of decency. Alibrandi, Tom (with Frank H. Armani). Frances Brown Cummings, 93, of Winchester, VA and previous long-time resident of Purcellville, VA died peacefully on February 14, 2023. Jim Tracy: To help him with this case, as co-counsel. Brenna Farrell: A blue sneaker? Lerman said at the program about the Garrow case that she doesnt have many heroes who are lawyers. [12] In its decision, the court explained: "The effectiveness of counsel is only as great as the confidentiality of its client-attorney relationship. [4] They used Garrow's diagram to uncover Petz's body in an airshaft of a coal mine. Lisa Lerman: To get Garrow into a mental hospital instead of a prison. Brenna Farrell: So Armani goes to talk to Belge. He would get these intense headaches, and become psychotic and do horrible things. The Model Code allowed a lawyer to reveal the intention of his client to commit a crime and the information necessary to prevent the crime, but not prior acts admitted in confidence. Jim Tracy: And to back up a little ways-. And according to Jim, a couple of cops go with him. I don't want to get caught, so I'm going to tie you to trees.". [5] Family members and authorities continued to search for the women. Our staff includes Simon Adler, Brenna Farrell, David Gebel, Matt Kielty, Rob Krulwich, Annie McEwen, Andy Mills, Latif Nasser, Malissa O'Donnell, Kelsey Padgett, Arianne Wack, and Molly Webster. Education Bar: New York 1956, United States District Court (northern district) New York 1958, United States Court 2nd District Court of Appea circuit) 1962, Supreme Court of the United States Court 1964. Lisa Lerman: And so they couldn't see anything down the hole, so Frank Armani lay down on the ground at the edge of the mine shaft. You're concerned, you have fear. frank armani: Of course, yes, and I knew Mr. Hauck from bowling, because his other daughter and my daughter were in the same class, and I knew him from church and whatnot, yeah. [2] Club career [ edit] Franco Armani left Deportivo Merlo in 2010 for Medellin's Atletico Nacional. Brenna Farrell: And what they saw was this middle-aged man peering into the tent. frank armani: You know, in my mind, I was doing what I thought was the proper, ethical, legal, moral, moral thing to do. So basically they were then facing disbarment. He got all four of them rounded up together, and they were kind of standing in a semicircle. frank armani: In my mind I'm saying "What the hell do I want to get involved with this, you know, for?". I don't think I was a hero, I just was a lawyer that did his job. Jim Tracy: By Monday or Tuesday, they had 200 men on the case. The 16-year-old was attending summer school in Syracuse . Argentina picks squad to celebrate World Cup winners at home. Brenna Farrell: I'm gonna get just a minute of silence up here, if that's okay. No one's really sure exactly what those might be, but it could be something like tampering with evidence, obstruction of justice, or-. frank armani: He looked at me as his attorney. Lisa Lerman: Yeah, right. [1][2] Three friends were also ambushed, but escaped, leading to an eleven-day manhunt for the killer. He says listen, I've got information on two bodies. [1] He was tied to a tree and stabbed to death. Brenna Farrell: Six months later. This episodewe consider a string of barbaric crimes by a hated man, and theattorney who, when called to defend him, also wound up defending a core principle of our legal system. [12] The public also criticized lawyers generally for their callousness and lack of concern for the public interest. [12][14] He claimed he could not have shared the information with authorities. When the plea fell through, he didn't have any other options for sharing that information. Carol Ann Malinowski ran through the woods. My father, as a matter of fact, even went so far as to contact a psychic. They indicated that they could come forth now, released from their obligation by Mr. Garrow's own testimony yesterday. They received hate mail and death threats. This year, he was nominated for the Michael Franck Award presented by the ABA Center for Professional Responsibility. They indicated that they could come forth now, released. And that's all we knew, and we never really had any updates, and nobody told us what was going on, and obviously there was no closure and it was just getting worse and worse. Robert Krulwich: Isn't there a weight here building on the side of tell? To be in their position. Brenna Farrell: Former newspaper guy Jim Tracy: For the Post-Star in Glens Falls. Lerman, Lisa G. and Philip G. Schrag. People v. Belge, 372 N.Y.S.2d 798.). Mr. Frank Armani, General Manager Ms. Colleen Murphy, Special Finance Director Additional Contact Information Fax Numbers (480) 497-7230 Primary Fax Phone Numbers (480) 783-4621 Other Phone. Nick Fiorello ran to his car. Law professor Lisa G. Lerman, who got to know Armani while researching his case for a textbook she co-authored in 2005, likens him to Atticus Finch, the noble small-town lawyer who takes on an unpopular client in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird. Roberta Petz: And this is what is being taught in law schools. Events Add an event There's still time to send flowers to Mary Anne LaRock's service. The family of Armani wishes to extend our sincere thanks to Appleton Medical Center ER for all they did for Armani and her family and a special thanks to Rev. Bagozzi Twins Funeral Home, Inc. provides compassionate and memorable funeral and cremation services for families in Syracuse, NY. Garrow even told his lawyers where he had dumped the bodies of his two female victimsinformation they confirmed by photographing the remains at the locations he had identified.