Vincent LaMarca

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Vincent LaMarca is an American former police detective in Long Beach, New York. His story was adapted to the 2002 film City by the Sea , in which he was portrayed by Robert De Niro. [1]

When Vincent was 11, his father, Angelo LaMarca, was executed for the murder of Peter Weinberger, the result of a botched kidnapping; Angelo had stolen Weinberger from a bassinet on the porch of the baby's home, panicked, and ditched the child near a freeway exit where he died of suffocation in a honeysuckle patch. [2] [3]

His family was 'adopted' by the local police department, and LaMarca eventually ended up joining the same police force that had captured and helped in the prosecution of his father. [3]

In 1990, his son, Joey (who he had not seen in years), murdered a drug dealer, James Winston, whom he was trying to rob, later claiming that murder was in his genes. [2] [4]

References

  1. ↑ Cheng, Scarlet (2002-09-05). "The Officer Behind 'City' Tells of a Life Altered by Crimes". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 2019-06-15.
  2. 1 2 Armour, Terry. "Fathers, sons and murder". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2019-06-22.
  3. 1 2 "ESQUIRE - MARK OF A MURDERER - 911E-000-012". maryellenmark.com. Retrieved 2019-06-22.
  4. ↑ Newman, Bruce (2002-09-11). "Cop relives own tragedy with true movie 'By the Sea'". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2019-06-22.


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