Sacco and Vanzetti Two Italian anarchists made headlines when they committed a cold-blooded murder. Before it was over, it would develop into a worldwide controversy. On April 15, 1920, a paymaster and guard of a shoe factory in South Braintree, Massachusetts, were shot and killed, and the payroll of over $15,000 was stolen. Three weeks later, the police arrested Nicola Sacco, a shoemaker, and Bartholomeo Vanzetti, a fish salesman, and charged them with the crime. The case came …showed first 75 words of 528 total…

…showed last 75 words of 528 total…been fair, although they did note that Judge Thayer should not have discussed his views outside the court. The executions were delayed for several years through the appeals of their lawyer, William Thompson. Several other appeals failed, and on August 23, 1927 Sacco and Vanzetti were executed. In the years following, the case continued to be discussed. The latest analysis of the evidence, using modern ballistics tests suggests that Sacco was involved but that Vanzetti was innocent.