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Notorious New England spree killer Gary Lee Sampson is dead
Boston 25 News ^ | 12-23-21 | Boston 25 News Staff

Posted on 12/23/2021 2:37:40 PM PST by raccoonradio

BOSTON — The man accused of killing three people during a notorious New England crime spree has died, surrounded by the prison walls he’s been staring at since 2001.

Gary Lee Sampson was convicted in the murders of two Massachusetts men, Jonathan Rizzo and Phillip McCloskey, during carjackings in 2001 and for the killing of a New Hampshire man, Robert Whitney.

The Bureau of Prisons shows Sampson, inmate number 23976-038, died on December 21 at the Medical Center for Federal Prisoners in Springfield, Missouri.

In a statement, the BOP said “For safety, security and privacy reasons, this office does not share specifics regarding the cause of death for any inmate. The official cause of death is determined by the medical examiner and not the Bureau of Prisons.”

Michael Rizzo, whose son Jonathan was killed by Sampson, told Boston 25 he learned about the death of Sampson Wednesday, via email from the feds.

”We are glad to hear that he is gone and can no longer be a problem to anybody, said Mr. Rizzo, “Today there is a little less evil in this world which is a good thing especially this time of year. We are sorry that he died of natural causes when Jonathan and Phillip never had that chance. Overall I have mixed feelings.”

Sampson’s first death sentence in 2003 was vacated years later because one of the original jurors lied on questionnaire -- so a new trial was granted.

Sampson was again sentenced to death in 2017.

At the time, then U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz told the families of those killed, “We are truly sorry for what you have been through, [Sampson] used manipulation and deceit to lure, torture and kill them. He blamed everyone but himself.”


TOPICS: Miscellaneous; US: Massachusetts; US: Missouri; US: New Hampshire; US: North Carolina; US: Vermont
KEYWORDS: carjacker; carjacking; carjackings; carmenortiz; effingbi; fbi; garyleesampson; jonathanrizzo; lookwhohatescops; massachusetts; michaelrizzo; missouri; newengland; newhampshire; northcarolina; phillipmccloskey; robertwhitney; springfield; vermont
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From Wikipedia: >>The day before the first murder, he attempted to surrender to police. Telephone records confirmed that Sampson had called the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). As a fugitive who was facing bank robbery charges in North Carolina, Sampson could have been taken into custody. The call was accidentally disconnected by an FBI clerk, and no action was taken. After the murders, Sampson broke into a house in Vermont. After his arrest he confessed to the murders. He subsequently pleaded guilty.
1 posted on 12/23/2021 2:37:40 PM PST by raccoonradio
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To: raccoonradio

“Lee”. Is there a mass killer that doesn’t have a middle name of “Lee”?


2 posted on 12/23/2021 2:38:31 PM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: dfwgator

John Wayne.....Gayce


3 posted on 12/23/2021 2:42:07 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.)
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To: raccoonradio
Sampson’s first death sentence in 2003 was vacated years later because one of the original jurors lied on questionnaire -- so a new trial was granted.

Two comments to this:

  1. It is a darn shame he couldn't have died of a broken neck two decades ago dangling at the end of a rope.
  2. So there is precedent to vacate sentences because one of the original jurors lied on questionnaire? Wouldn't this also apply to some of the BLM puppets in some of the recent high profile cases?

4 posted on 12/23/2021 2:45:28 PM PST by Vigilanteman (The politicized state destroys aspects of civil society, human kindness and private charity.)
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To: raccoonradio

If he had only been a cop killer the whole left wing would have pleaded and protested for his release up to the end.


5 posted on 12/23/2021 2:45:34 PM PST by Telepathic Intruder
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To: raccoonradio

“The call was accidentally disconnected by an FBI clerk, and no action was taken.”

FBI = The world’s premier law enforcement organization...
US Senate = The world’s greatest deliberative body...
Hillary Clinton = best qualified candidate for President EVAH...


6 posted on 12/23/2021 2:48:55 PM PST by Chewbarkah
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To: dfwgator

““Lee”. Is there a mass killer that doesn’t have a middle name of “Lee”?”

Why yes, there are a few:

joseph robinette biden

hillary diane rodham clinton


7 posted on 12/23/2021 2:49:07 PM PST by 2CAVTrooper (One Nation, Under Fraud Completely Visible, With Spying and Lying Too All.)
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To: Vigilanteman

Sampson...
>>who killed three people and was sentenced to death by a federal jury in Massachusetts.

Note it was a federal case; MA has no death penalty. Two of the murders took place in MA, one in NH, and he attempted to kill someone in Vermont as well

Also:
>>Massachusetts abolished its state death penalty in 1984, but Sampson was prosecuted under federal law, which allows prosecutors to seek the death penalty when a murder is committed during a carjacking. (WCVB Boston)


8 posted on 12/23/2021 2:51:08 PM PST by raccoonradio
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To: 2CAVTrooper

Andrew Mark Cuomo


9 posted on 12/23/2021 2:51:42 PM PST by raccoonradio
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To: Telepathic Intruder

“If he had only been a cop killer the whole left wing would have pleaded and protested for his release up to the end.”

Or a muzzie libyan terrorist with cancer.


10 posted on 12/23/2021 2:51:47 PM PST by 2CAVTrooper (One Nation, Under Fraud Completely Visible, With Spying and Lying Too All.)
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To: dfwgator
“Lee”. Is there a mass killer that doesn’t have a middle name of “Lee”?

Anthony Stephen Fauci

11 posted on 12/23/2021 2:57:10 PM PST by rockabyebaby (THE BEST IS YET TO COME - (PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP))
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To: dfwgator

Lee”. Is there a mass killer that doesn’t have a middle name of “Lee”?

The ones who have WAYNE in their names.

If they have both WAYNE and LEE in their name just take them from the delivery room directly to the execution chamber.


12 posted on 12/23/2021 2:58:06 PM PST by Chickensoup ( Leftists totalitarian fascists are eradicating conservatives)
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To: 2CAVTrooper

Anthony Stephen Fauci


13 posted on 12/23/2021 3:17:09 PM PST by Seruzawa ("The Political left is the Garden of Eden of incompetence" - Marx the Smarter (Groucho))
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As a fugitive who was facing bank robbery charges in North Carolina, Sampson could have been taken into custody.

Is there ANYTHING going on where Merrick Himmler's boys and girls don't have a bloody oar in the water?

14 posted on 12/23/2021 3:25:38 PM PST by kiryandil (China Joe and Paycheck Hunter - the Chink in America's defenses)
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To: 2CAVTrooper

Bill the rapist clinton.


15 posted on 12/23/2021 3:43:25 PM PST by Trillian
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To: raccoonradio
“For safety, security and privacy reasons, this office does not share specifics regarding the cause of death for any inmate."

...but it was the rona if you REALLY need to know.

16 posted on 12/23/2021 4:23:45 PM PST by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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To: Chickensoup
Then there was Wayne Wayne Wayne, Jr.


17 posted on 12/23/2021 4:33:53 PM PST by x
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To: raccoonradio

Its disgusting that monsters like this get to enjoy a natural death . . .


18 posted on 12/23/2021 4:43:36 PM PST by Pilgrim's Progress (http://www.baptistbiblebelievers.com/BYTOPICS/tabid/335/Default.aspx D)
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>>>Lee?<<<

Orathal James Simpson, who incidentally just ended his parole so he is now a free man. Nicole and the guy are still dead though.


19 posted on 12/23/2021 4:45:55 PM PST by Pilgrim's Progress (http://www.baptistbiblebelievers.com/BYTOPICS/tabid/335/Default.aspx D)
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To: dfwgator

It’s part of the Wayne Lee Ray curse.


20 posted on 12/23/2021 4:48:58 PM PST by Rebelbase
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