Soldier No Rose garden Violence Army ‘enlists’ White gang kills Local fans think Pete Rose dying boy /5 got what he deserved /II black teen-ager /6 miattrljPBtpr Mpralb Friday, Aug. 25, 1989 Manchester, Conn. — A City of Village Charm Newsstand Price: 35 Cents LaPointe Cops hunt innocent, says kin for weapon ‘He didn’t do It,’ says brother of accused killer in murder By Nancy Concelman By Rick Santos herself as Giacomo’s Manchester Herald Manchester Herald sister-in-law had telephoned the Manchester Police Department HARTFORD — Rosair LaPoint A 27-year-old Manchester man at 7:48 p.m. warning them that Jr. said he almost had a heart who said he stabbed a boarding Giacom o had phoned her attack when he heard his brother house tenant in self-defense has husband. Giacomo’s brother had been accused of sexually been charged with murder, police Anthony, telling him he had assaulting and strangling 88- said. stabbed someone to death that year-old Bernice Martin. The charges against the only afternoon, according to the In an interview at Hartford suspect, 27-year-old John affidavit. Superior Court Thursday, La­ Giacomo of 166-G Homestead St., When Manchester police Point described his brother Ri­ were increased Thursday questioned Giacomo at the chard LaPointe as a loving, afternoon from first-degree Vernon station, he denied any giving man who frequently ran assault to murder. Giacomo is scuffle with Paul, and said he errands for Martin. charged with the slaying of created the story about the killing Martin was the grandmother of 49-year-old James Paul, whose to get attention and love from his Richard LaPointe’s wife. Karen. body was discovered by police brother, according to the " I know he didn’t do it,” said Wednesday in a 13-room boarding warrant. Rosaire LaPoint Jr., who spells house at 144 Center St. "In addition. Giacomo told his name differently. ‘‘My Police charged Giacomo with (police) that he was intending to brother is the type of person ... he attempt suicide as another means murder after the state medical don't lie. He loved that woman.” examiner’s office in Farmington of gaining his brother’s Richard LaPointe, 43, of 75 declared the death a homicide attention,” the affidavit says. He Union St., was arrested July 5 and and identified the body Thursday. charged with sexually assaulting, Please see MURDER, page 10 HELPING HANDS — Helen Wittkofske firehouse today in preparation for the Giacomo is being held on $501,000 stabbing and strangling Martin of 119 Benton St. peels a peach at the bond until his Sept. 18 and setting fires in her apartment 40th annual peach festival. arraignment in Hartford at 251A North Main St. on March Eighth Utilities District Fire Department Superior Court. 8, 1987. Police said the fire was ‘New worlds’ Police spokesman Gary Wood probably set to cover up the said police are trying to find the crime. murder weapon and more details are explored Rosaire LaPoint left the Stuart, Fest features fuzzy fruit of the events that led up to the Fla.-based construction business stabbing. by Voyager he recently started to attend his By Diane Resell the event. Th e arraignment was brother’s probable cause hear­ Manchester Herald Flynn, who has been selling festival tickets transferred to Hartford after ings in Hartford Superior Court since July 24, said he can tell residents are Giacomo appeared in By Lee Siegel this week. The smell of succulent peaches filled the air in excited. The $1.50 ticket entitles visitors to the Manchester Superior Court The Associated Press After the hearings, Superior the Eighth Utilities District today as peeler- shortcake and a chance at a number of door Thursday afternoon. He is also Court Judge Harry Hammer will wielding residents shaved the fuzzy fruit for prizes. ch arged with first-degree PASADENA. Calif. — Voyager determine whether LaPointe wilt tonight’s annual Peach Festival. ” I ’ve been going door-to-door and talking to a assault. 2 plunged over Neptune’s north be tried for murder and sexual Mark Flynn, a firefighter with the Eighth lot of people,” Flynn said. “ People are definitely In an arrest affidavit released pole for a close-up look today at assault. Utilities District Fire Department, said many of looking forward to this.” Thursday, Giacomo is quoted as the icy moon Triton, snapping During testimony at Wednes­ photographs of cliffs and glacier- the people peeling the fruit today went to bed Flynn said in addition to peeling and setup, first denying the crime but later day’s hearing, state and local early Thursday after sharpening their instru­ admitting to it. like lunar terrain as it reached police and firefighters described volunteers will be making all the whipped cream the pinnacle of its epic explora­ ments to prepare for the event. Tonight’s for the shortcake. ” He jumped on me. He was the scene at Martin’s apartment festival, which will feature peach shortcake, will strangling me. and I had to stab tion of four planets. the day of the murder. mark the 40th time the event has been held. The festival, which will be held at the corner of him.” Giacomo told police, ” We see what is best described Main and William streets from 6 to 9 p.m., is The hearing was continued to “ Last year it took five hours to peel all those according to the affidavit. as an extremely strange and Thursday but Thursday’s hearing peaches,” Flynn said Thursday. expected to draw about 3,000 people, Flynn said. The affidavit says that Gia­ puzzling surface” in photos of was postponed until today be­ Johnny Pryteo’s Good Times Band will play Triton taken a few hours before Flynn said residents of the Mayfair Gardens como told police that he went to cause officials did not have housing for the elderly, the homeless, and friends along with the 8th Fife and Drum Corps. Paul’s residence to purchase the spacecraft made its closest authorization to bring LaPointe and family of firemen usually come down to help Door prizes include a doll house, gift approach to Neptune, said Brad­ valium but failed. Giacomo told from the Bridgeport Correctional peel and set up chairs and tables. He said about 75 certificates to various businesses, bottles of wine police Paul was a heavy cocaine ford Smith, head of Voyager’s Center due to a clerical error, and a case of motor oil. photographic imaging team at ' to 100 people were expected to help prepare for user, and that Paul attacked him court officials said. when Giacomo told him he could NASA’s Jet Propulsion ttaiivsaeiumBc-un Rosaire LaPoint, 34, said his not provide cocaine, the affidavit Laboratory. farnily learned of Richard La­ says. The photos showed long fault Pointe’s arrest through news­ Giacomo told police he had sold lines, ridges, low-lying cliffs and paper articles. LaPoint said he Breast cancer death rates cocaine to Paul “ a few times.” "ice structures of various sorts, and other family members were the affidavit says. like glacier terrain, " scientist shocked at the news. On the day of the murder, Torrence Johnson said. “ They’re “ I almost had like a heart Giacomo was taken into custody like things you see in polar caps attack,” he said. by Vernon police at 8:30 p.m. on on Mars. ... We’re not seeing a lot soaring in Northern states of big craters,” indicating Trit­ Richard LaPointe is the eldest an unrelated charge. Sgt. of five children, three boys and Richard Simon, of the Vernon on’s surface is geologically active two girls, his brother said. breast cancer patients live at with processes that obliterate By Robert Byrd State death rates, page 10 Police Department, said Richard LaPointe’s siblings and The Associated Press least another five years. Giacomo was arrested at Route craters made by meteorites. parents could not attend the The CDC said Delaware, with 30 and Hillside Avenue after an ” It looks like there’s all kinds of hearings, but ail are convinced of ATLANTA — The nation’s rate national Centers for Disease an annual breast cancer death off-duty officer reported to police fault systems all over the place, ” his innocence and are supporting of death from breast cancer is Control reported Thursday. rate of 41 per 100,000 women, had that he observed a man who said Laurence Soderblom, of the him, Rosaire LaPoint said. increasing and it’s worse across The mortality rate in 1986 was a rate nearly double that of appeared to be drunk walking U.S. Geological Survey. The ‘‘They’re all with him,” he said. the Northern states, although 12 percent higher for black Hawaii, which was lowest at 23 along Route 30. faults suggest that “ Triton per 100,000. quakes” may have occurred at Richard LaPointe is slightly federal cancer specialists can’t women than for white women. After Giacomo was brought to retarded because of two or three explain why. Breast cancer killed 40,534 Each of the dozen states with the Vernon police station, officers one time on the moon. the highest rates was in the “ Triton will upstage Neptune. brain operations he’s had, which "rhe annual death rate from women in the United States in there contacted Manchester 1 may be the reason prosecutors breast cancer in the United States 1986, the CDC said. Still, the northern half of the country. In police. It’s filled with hummocky, rip­ subpoenaed LaPointe’s 1982 hos­ in 1986, the latest year available, disease is survivable in most contrast, all but three of the Vernon police had been pling terrain,” said laboratory pital records, according to his was 32.8 per 100,000 women, up 5 cases.