4 -  He Was Scared

2 - 1000 Miles Away

13 Alibis - 3 -  This Is The Guy

Did anyone fully investigate Richard Rosario’s alibi? Dan Slepian tracks down detectives, lawyers and an eyewitness to the murder – and gets some shocking answers to that question.

3 -  This Is The Guy

After my trip to Florida, I couldn't help but think that if Richard Resario was truly

innocent, how fast the ripple effect of that injustice is, it means George Colazzo's

family never saw justice, that the real killer could still be walking the streets, that

Resario was denied his freedom and taken from his family.

And we had daughter, father-daughter dances and that wasn't fun.

Not being able to go, not being able to tell people why you couldn't go.

And it was astounding to me how certain and credible all of those alibi witnesses appeared

to be about Resario's innocence, the cop.

There's no way he can't be in New York and Florida at the same time.

Is it true that detectives never called any of those witnesses?

Here's what I learned about the police investigation into George Colazzo's murder.

It was basically a group effort, which by the way is how it works in nearly every NYPD

How did a man who claims he had 13 alibi witnesses get convicted of murder and serve 20 years in prison? In this original series from Dateline NBC, producer Dan Slepian chronicles the case of Richard Rosario, who was convicted of a 1996 murder in New York City. Rosario has always insisted that he is innocent, and that 13 alibi witnesses will swear he was a thousand miles away in Florida while the crime was happening in New York. Ride along in real time as Slepian spends two years digging deep into Rosario’s case in a quest for the truth.


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0:00.0	After my trip to Florida, I couldn't help but think that if Richard Resario was truly
0:09.4	innocent, how fast the ripple effect of that injustice is, it means George Colazzo's
0:15.9	family never saw justice, that the real killer could still be walking the streets, that
0:21.0	Resario was denied his freedom and taken from his family.
0:26.7	I went to a small school.
0:30.1	I'm sorry.
0:33.7	And we had daughter, father-daughter dances and that wasn't fun.
0:39.0	Not being able to go, not being able to tell people why you couldn't go.
0:46.5	So it was hard.
0:50.0	And it was astounding to me how certain and credible all of those alibi witnesses appeared
0:55.1	to be about Resario's innocence, the cop.
0:58.0	There's no way he can't be in New York and Florida at the same time.
1:01.2	The pastor.
1:02.2	He was the head of the court.
1:04.7	The federal corrections officer.
1:06.2	Yes, he was the head of Florida.
1:07.6	Yes, no doubt.
1:08.6	Is it true that detectives never called any of those witnesses?
1:12.4	And if not, why not?
1:15.1	I'm Dan Slepion and this is 13 Alibis.
1:26.1	Here's what I learned about the police investigation into George Colazzo's murder.
1:32.5	It was basically a group effort, which by the way is how it works in nearly every NYPD
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