Athos Terzani

Released
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1930s
State:New York
Support
Anti-Fascism
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Biography

Athos Terzani was an anti-fascist worker framed in 1933 for the shooting of Anthony Fierro at a rally of the fascist "Khaki Shirts" in Long Island City, New York — a killing the ILD showed was done by the Khaki Shirts' own men. He was defended by the ILD and eventually acquitted.

Case

Charges: Framed for the murder of Anthony Fierro at a fascist Khaki Shirts rally in Long Island City.
Arrested: 1933
Sentence: Held on the murder charge; acquitted.
Convicted: Held for trial, 1933; later acquitted

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