Sacco and Vanzetti

Background Italian born

Immigrated to the U.S. Anarchists

As Italian immigrants and anarchists, both adhered to a movement that advocated relentless warfare against a violent and oppressive government.

Massachusetts Factory ROBBED 2 People were

murdered in the robbery

Sacco and Vanzetti were blamed

WHY???? Guns were similar Targeted by Nativists Assumed they were

both violent

Controversial Trial Witnesses said that S

& V were NOT in the city at the time of the murders

Men owned similar guns to the murder weapons BUT: Ballistics

evidence said that they WERE NOT the murder weapons

BOTH MEN FOUND GUILTY!!!! Jury deliberated

for 5 hours Both men found

guilty of murder Both men

sentenced to death by ELECTRIC CHAIR

6 Appeals

Were they really guilty? Research later

indicated (1961) that Sacco probably was guilty of the murders and probably had Vanzetti's help in the robbery, although we are not completely sure

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