State v. Carenza

Defendant was found guilty of murder in the first degree for killing Otto Kopp in Manchester, St. Louis County, on April 6, 1946. The jury fixed the punishment at imprisonment in the penitentiary for life, and defendant appealed.

Deceased, about 71 years old, operated a combination drug and grocery store in Manchester, and lived alone over his place of business. On the night of April 6, 1946, deceased was robbed and beaten. His dead body, taped and tied and with gag in the mouth, was discovered in his living room on Sunday morning, April 7th. April 13th, Sebastian Joe Tomorchio, Roy Rosario…