Pepi Roni was found dead, presumably murdered, in the kitchen of the Roni family's popular La Spirenza restaurant Wednesday morning. Speculation is that the murderer could be someone from the neighborhood, a representative of a competing restaurant, or possibly even a member of his own family. That has happened in successful Italian families.
Interestingly, a second murder was committed only a couple hundred feet from the kitchen in which Mr. Roni's body was discovered. Detective Carlsoni, shown in the news video below, suggested that the second victim probably saw the murderer leave the restaurant after shooting Mr. Roni.
The murderer did not want a witness, so took every precaution to prevent him from testifying at a trial. The result: another murder.
Reporter DeeDee Carlsonee visited that crime scene this morning and filed the report below, which showed on the evening news.
