Posted on 05/07/2016 10:22:47 AM PDT by Red Badger
It's the stuff of mafia lore -- a doomed target thrown into the depths of the ocean, with his feet encased in cement. And yet, on an unseasonably cool morning in Brooklyn, a body with so-called "cement shoes" washed ashore this week, igniting the mystery of who committed the crime, and why. Authorities have identified the body as that of a 28-year-old suspected gang member named Peter Martinez.
Martinez was found wrapped in "black plastic bags, his arms were tied behind him, and his feet were submerged in poured concrete," said New York Police Chief of Department Robert Boyce. Martinez' head, including his mouth and nostrils, were covered in tape, Lt. Thomas Antonetti said. Tattoos of an 8-ball and a Virgin Mary with a rose, among several others, assisted in identifying Martinez.
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Also know as a cement overcoat, or a concrete kimono. Bad news either way.
Just have to ask, can a body with poured cement shoes really wash up on the shore?
Another product of mayoral excellence. They really need Rudi back.
I imagine the body gets bloated with decay and becomes more bouyant. Should have gone with the Size 97 shoes instead of size 10 I guess.
A dreamer here to better himself?
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The ocean can also carry heavy objects beachward in its waves and currents.
New York values.
“Just have to ask, can a body with poured cement shoes really wash up on the shore?”
Just a thought. Wondering if the taped mouth, and nose prohibited the water from entering his body leaving sufficient buoyancy to counteract the weight of the concrete just enough to allow the currents to move the body to shore. Perhaps the perps should have left the tape back at the hideout.
As I said it’s just a thought, a curiosity.
Suicide?
Bloating with gases from decomposition causes bodies to float until it is released. Apparently the concrete was a bit too light for the job.
that is great!!!
Or - they are torturing the guy as the high tide moves in!
A former Clinton associate???
Concrete galoshes, aye!
Apparently the concrete was a bit too light for the job.”
They must have hired one of the contractors that does some of our street repair with taxpayer dollars.
Cement is not heavy in water...
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