Hunting Season (34 page)

50
. Ibid.

51
. Ibid.

52
. Peter E. Bortner, “Donchak and Piekarsky Face Nine Years in Prison for Mexican’s Beating Death,”
Times-Tribune
(Wilkes-Barre, PA), February 24, 2011,
www.thetimes-tribune.com
.

53
. Tamara Boch and Angel Canales, unpublished transcript of documentary
Running Wild: Hate and Immigration on Long Island,
aired on WLIW-TV, November 11, 2009.

54
. All the details of the attack on Sierra comes from his testimony, New York v. Conroy, Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of Suffolk No. 3032A-2008, 236A-2009, excerpt of trial (March 23, 2010).

55
. Boch and Canales,
Running Wild.

56
. Ibid.

57
. Ted Hesson, “Marcelo Lucero Trial: Jeffrey Conroy’s Written Confession,”
Long Island Wins,
January 19, 2010,
http://www.longislandwins.com
/.

C
HAPTER
6: U
NWANTED

1
. Details about Angel Loja’s life and about how he spent the day with Marcelo Lucero on November 8, 2008, come from interviews with Loja, May 30, 2011–December 3, 2012.

2
. Tamara Boch and Angel Canales, unpublished transcript of documentary
Running Wild: Hate and Immigration on Long Island,
aired on WLIW-TV, November 11, 2009.

3
. Jennifer Jo Janish, “Where Two Rivers Separate: Hate Crimes against Hispanics and the Immigration Debate on Long Island,” master’s thesis, Graduate School of Journalism, Columbia University, 2009.

4
. Details about Marcelo Lucero’s life in Gualaceo come from interviews with his mother in Ecuador on July 17, 2010.

5
. Janish, “Where Two Rivers Separate.”

6
. Boch and Canales,
Running Wild.

7
. Ibid.

8
. Interview with Macedonio Ayala, December 6, 2010.

9
. Marcelo Lucero’s letters were provided by his mother and translated by the author.

10
. Janish, “Where Two Rivers Separate.”

C
HAPTER
7: A M
URDER IN THE
S
UBURBS

1
. The narrative of the events that transpired in Patchogue on the evening of November 8, 2008, comes from the confessions of Jeffrey Conroy
(Long Island Wins,
January 19, 2010), José Pacheco
(Long Island Wins,
April 9, 2010), Christopher Overton
(Long Island Wins,
April 7, 2010), Jordan Dasch
(Long Island Wins,
February 23, 2010), Nicholas Hausch
(Long Island Wins,
March 31, 2010), Kevin Shea
(Long Island Wins,
February 5, 2010), and Anthony Hartford
(Long Island Wins,
April 7, 2010), as well as the trial testimony of Conroy, Hausch, and Angel Loja.

2
. Details about the train’s schedule on the night of November 8, 2008, come from Salvatore Arena, spokesman, Metropolitan Transportation Authority, New York City.

3
. Manny Fernandez, “Aid for L.I. Attack Victim Took Time, Court Is Told,”
New York Times,
March 19, 2010.

4
. Sumathi Reddy and Carl MacGowan, “ ‘Not a Good Idea’: Witness Says Teens Looked to Beat ‘a Mexican’ but His Warning Went Unheeded, He Testifies,”
Newsday,
March 20, 2010.

5
. Manny Fernandez, “Aid for L.I. Attack Victim Took Time, Court Is Told.”

6
. Ibid.

7
. All of the information about Christopher Schiera comes from his trial testimony: People of the State of New York v. Jeffrey Conroy, Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of Suffolk No. 3032A-2008, 236A-2009, excerpt of trial (March 18, 2010).

8
. “A Brief History of Patchogue Ambulance Co.,” Patchogue Ambulance Company,
http://www.patchogueambulance.com/pachistory.htm
.

9
. Quotes come from Michael Richardsen’s testimony: New York v. Conroy, Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of Suffolk No. 3032A-2008, 236A-2009, excerpt of trial (March 18, 2010).

10
. Details about the emergency crew’s attempt to save Marcelo Lucero’s life come from Christopher Schiera’s trial testimony: New York v. Conroy, Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of Suffolk No. 3032A-2008, 236A-2009, excerpt of trial (March 18, 2010).

11
. Manny Fernandez, “Ambulance’s Delay May Be Issue in L.I. Hate-Crime Trial,”
New York Times,
March 18, 2010.

12
. New York v. Conroy, Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of Suffolk No. 3032A-2008, 236A-2009, excerpt of trial (April 5, 2010).

13
. Information about Detective McLeer’s interrogation of Jeffrey Conroy comes from the detective’s testimony: New York v. Conroy, Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of Suffolk No. 3032A-2008, 236A-2009, excerpt of trial (April 5, 2010).

14
. This detail comes from interviews conducted with Bob Conroy, December 6, 2010–January 4, 2013.

15
. Quotes and information in this section come from Angel Loja’s testimony: New York v. Conroy, Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of Suffolk No. 3032A-2008, 236A-2009, excerpt of trial (March 24, 2010), 33.

16
. Information about Octavio Cordovo comes from his testimony: New York v. Conroy, Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of Suffolk No. 3032A-2008, 236A-2009, excerpt of trial (March 30, 2010).

17
. Interview with Bob Conroy, July 24, 2012.

18
. This short conversation comes from Ted Hesson, “Marcelo Lucero Case: Jeffrey Conroy’s Mother Testifies in His Defense,”
Long Island Wins,
April 9, 2010,
http://www.longislandwins.com
/.

19
. Information about the manslaughter charge comes from Detective McLeer’s testimony: New York v. Conroy, Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of Suffolk No. 3032A-2008, 236A-2009, excerpt of trial (April 5, 2010).

20
. Interview with Bob Conroy, July 24, 2012.

C
HAPTER
8: A T
ORN
C
OMMUNITY

1
. Details about Paul Pontieri’s reaction to the murder come from an interview with him on February 27, 2012.

2
. According to Kathleen Bleck, senior research analyst of Command 2000 of the Suffolk County Police Department, there were six murders in Patchogue in the period between January 1, 2002, and July 31, 2012. There were no murders in the years 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, and 2012.

3
. Kirk Semple, “A Killing in a Town Where Latinos Sense Hate,”
New York Times,
November 14, 2008.

4
. Interviews with Denise Overton, April 4, 2012–December 10, 2012.

5
. Details about the Reverend Dwight Wolter’s activities after learning of Marcelo Lucero’s death come from interviews with Wolter, November 7, 2010–February 19, 2013.

6
. Sandra Dunn and Silvia Heredia, eds., “For Marcelo,” in
Latinas Write/Escriben
(Sag Harbor, NY: Herstory Writers Workshop, 2011), 65.

7
. Information on Lola Quesada’s life and career comes from an interview in January 2012.

8
. Details about Julio Espinoza’s reaction to the murder comes from interview with him, February 1, 2012.

9
. Details about what Kaleda was doing when she heard about the murder and how she reacted comes from interview with her, February 1, 2012.

10
. Interview with Gilda Ramos, February 1, 2012.

11
. Dan Janison, “Spin Cycle: Levy’s Response Walks a Fine Line,”
Newsday,
November 13, 2008.

12
. Steve Levy et al., “Letters,”
Newsday,
November 14, 2008.

13
. Details about Paul Pontieri’s hopes comes from an interview with him, February 27, 2012.

14
. “Jack Eddington, Suffolk County Legislator,” uploaded by
Long Island Wins,
November 12, 2008, and “Luis Valenzuela, Long Island Immigrant Alliance,” uploaded by
Long Island Wins,
November 13, 2008,
http://www.youtube.com
/.

15
. “Dwight Wolter, the Congregational Church of Patchogue,” uploaded by
Long Island Wins,
November 13, 2008,
http://www.youtube.com
/.

16
. “Joselo Lucero, Marcelo Lucero’s Brother,” uploaded by
Long Island Wins,
November 13, 2008,
http://www.youtube.com
/.

17
. Details about Joselo Lucero’s life and his reaction to his brother’s death from Tamara Boch and Angel Canales, unpublished transcript of documentary
Running Wild: Hate and Immigration on Long Island,
aired on WLIW-TV, November 11, 2009.

18
. Herz and Nogueira,
Ecuador vs. Peru,
47.

19
. Jack Eddington’s life story comes from interviews with him, May 26, 2010–November 12, 2012, and from his unpublished memoir, “Jack in the Box: One Man’s Journey of Self-Discovery.”

20
. Details about Jack Eddington’s performance at the meeting comes from “Community Forum at Temple Beth El in Patchogue—Legislator Jack Eddington Speaks,” uploaded by
Long Island Wins,
December 8, 2008,
http://www.youtube.com
/.

21
. Angela Macropoulos, “In Mourning an Immigrant, a Call for Unity on Long Island,”
New York Times,
November 16, 2008.

22
. Information about the service for Marcelo Lucero comes from interviews with Reverend Wolter, November 7, 2010–November 15, 2012.

23
. Details about Joselo Lucero during the service for his brother come from Jennifer Jo Janish, “Where Two Rivers Separate: Hate Crimes against Hispanics and the Immigration Debate on Long Island,” master’s thesis, Graduate School of Journalism, Columbia University, 2009.

24
. Dwight Lee Wolter, “The Beginning of Justice for Marcelo Lucero,”
God’s Politics
(blog),
Sojourners,
http://sojo.net/blogs/2010/07/08/beginning-justice-marcelo-lucero
.

25
. Keith Herbert et al., “Service Brings Out Strong Emotions,”
Newsday,
November 16, 2008.