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World Service,04 Sep 2018,26 mins

Going Undercover for My Son

The Outlook Podcast Archive

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Doreen Giuliano is a New York mother who went to staggering lengths to try to get her son out of jail. Her story involves a false identity, hot pants, and an operation she called The Sting. The crime that started it all happened in October 2003. A 19-year-old college football star called Mark Fisher was found shot dead on a street in Brooklyn early one morning. He had been at a party nearby hosted by 20-year-old John Giuca - who was arrested, along with a teenage friend, Antonio Russo. Both were found guilty of murder and sentenced to 25 years to life in prison. John Giuca’s mother, Doreen Giuliano, just couldn’t believe it. Image: mystery woman Credit: joegolb/Getty Images

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