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Joseph Salvati

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The Resume

    Sentenced to death for the 1965 murder of Edward ‘Teddy’ Deegan in Chelsea, Massachusetts (1968, commuted 1997)
    Exonerated by the Supreme Court (2001)
    Accorded a portion of a $102 million settlement for malicious prosecution (2007)

Why he might be annoying:

    He did not have any trade skills, instead working ten hours a day, six days a week.
    He could barely afford medical care for his daughter, a Down syndrome victim who died at two months old.
    The chief witness against him was a mob hitman he owed and refused to pay.
    The FBI was fully and completely aware he and three other defendants in the Deegan case were innocent. Yet the bureau chose to protect their star informant – a loan shark and known sadist and perjurer – instead.
    He wasn’t even the longest-serving – or latest-released – defendant in the original trial.

Why he might not be annoying:

    Prior to his arrest, he was never involved in organized crime.
    He was one of only two defendants to survive to exoneration.
    His lawyer fought on his behalf without charge or any federal support.
    His wife visited him every single week of his sentence.
    He came home to a 35-year-old granddaughter.
    He does not expect to see a penny of what he was eventually compensated — which wasn’t considered anywhere near acceptable.

Credit: Cool It All Right?


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 7 Votes: 85.71% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 6 Votes: 16.67% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 8 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 11 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 14 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 13 Votes: 46.15% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 14 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 30 Votes: 36.67% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 33 Votes: 42.42% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 91 Votes: 38.46% Annoying