The People v. DiGerlando

Defendant, Benedict DiGerlando, was convicted of the crime of murder by a jury in the criminal court of Cook County and sentenced to the penitentiary for his natural life.

Defendant and Grace Valtierra, Robert Chan and Danny Escobedo were jointly indicted for shooting Manuel Valtierra in the back and killing him by a bullet as he entered the rear door of the premises on January 20, 1960, at 3703 West Lexington in Chicago where he lived in a second-floor apartment with his wife, said Grace Valtierra, and their five children. Grace was stepmother of three of the children and sister of Danny…