Found Deceased NY - Joseph Comunale, 26, Manhattan, 12 Nov 2016 #1 *Arrests*

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Lauranyc83 said:
How do you deny wrong doing if you're the one who called the police to say where the body was?!?!?!

Why can't prosecuters find enough evide nce to charge them and deny bail. This is ridiculous. Everything points to the both of them imo. Especially Rackover if his car was seen going in Holland Tunnel then back to NYC hours later. Blood inside his car. But innocent. Surveillance at the tunnel of James driving the vehicle. Oh okay. But they are innocent :::sarcasm:::

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It's pretty infuriating that these guys are eligible for release -- even putting up over a quarter of a million dollars. On the plus side, it's my opinion that the general public doesn't have much to fear from Larry Dilione. I think the really dangerous one is James Rackover. While I believe he's an accomplice, I think Larry may fare better. Since he led police to the body.

Unless I'm mistaken, there's no statute of limitations on murder. Even if they can't charge these guys with murder NOW, they can tack it on later. There's a whole legal game the DA's office has to play. I'm sure they'd love to nail these guys. It seems like a slam dunk on a murder conviction, but they have to be very careful.
 
Starkville said:
It's pretty infuriating that these guys are eligible for release -- even putting up over a quarter of a million dollars. On the plus side, it's my opinion that the general public doesn't have much to fear from Larry Dilione. I think the really dangerous one is James Rackover. While I believe he's an accomplice, I think Larry may fare better. Since he led police to the body.

Unless I'm mistaken, there's no statute of limitations on murder. Even if they can't charge these guys with murder NOW, they can tack it on later. There's a whole legal game the DA's office has to play. I'm sure they'd love to nail these guys. It seems like a slam dunk on a murder conviction, but they have to be very careful.
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Neither has been charged with murder so, sadly, the District Attorney's office is solely to blame for the accused being eligible for bail. Had the DA's office have met the threshold to charge one or both with murder, it is highly unlikely either would be eligible for bail (certainly not Rackover given his extensive criminal history).

You mentioned:
I think Larry may fare better. Since he led police to the body.
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I had initially thought this as well. However, the fact that his disclosure to NYPD regarding the location of the body was not reflected in the initial charges or the bail amount was a big red flag to me that he might not fare better...
 
robin8 said:
There has been a lot of discussion around sexual advances and drug induced rages but one theory I have been thinking is this.... they had been up all night, now I don't know about you guys but when I have an all-nighter and I stay up until gone 7am... I am asleep for hours, until the afternoon. Hence why when Jeffery came round earlier in the day, everything was fine at that point.

Maybe it was friendly after the girls left, the boys invited Joey to stay instead of heading back as they were all tired. Joey stays, no hidden agenda by any of them. Wakes early before anyone else, has a mooch around the apartment, we've seen the photos, it is a very plush place. As Jeffrey is a jeweller, maybe some expensive pieces are around, maybe in an open safe? It could have been opened the night before if Jimmy was showing them off to the group (he strikes me as an arrogant person who would boast of his new life, links and lifestyle). He could have walked in on Joey looking around, started accusing Joey of theft, of taking advantage to stay and then steal from him. An argument ensues, they are both big lads and maybe it got violent quickly. A side effect of drug come-downs (if that happened) can be mood swings. LD hears and comes to see what is happening but too much damage has already been done...

I wonder the proximity of that safe to a kitchen counter where knives could be kept etc.

Maybe that could explain 2 things - the guilt of LD in revealing information so soon, maybe he was pressured by JR to help him cover up? The safe being such significance that it is removed from the apartment - if it has Joey's DNA on this could be why?

Just a theory and my opinion but it's a differing one to the sexual advances and a more bulked up theory on the argument. From what I have read - JR has a history of theft, he recognises the signs and how it 'can be done' - he is threatened by this and flies into a rage?
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But what about James having an alibi of watching football with Jeffrey that afternoon? It would have taken them time to clean up after stabbing someone to death. Has it been said which apartment they were at when they were watching football?
 
James is a manipulator and believes he is smarter than everyone, including the NYPD. He says anything that will get him off the hook and believes his own b.s.
This ability really earned him a fabulous lifestyle. Until now...IMO gig is up.
 
HastingsChi said:
Neither has been charged with murder so, sadly, the District Attorney's office is solely to blame for the accused being eligible for bail. Had the DA's office have met the threshold to charge one or both with murder, it is highly unlikely either would be eligible for bail (certainly not Rackover given his extensive criminal history).

You mentioned:


I had initially thought this as well. However, the fact that his disclosure to NYPD regarding the location of the body was not reflected in the initial charges or the bail amount was a big red flag to me that he might not fare better...
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BBM

I shared the same thoughts. But as I think about it, I think once he clammed up (lawyered up), he stopped giving information, and then LE started playing hardball back at him. LE is letting him fare better until and unless he gives information about what exactly happened in that apartment.

I think both guys are going to play dumb and let LE figure it out. At first I thought one would rat out the other, but that's not happening.

Did I read correctly that both defendants have the same lawyer??? I could be wrong about that.

jmo
 
kbpirate said:
But what about James having an alibi of watching football with Jeffrey that afternoon? It would have taken them time to clean up after stabbing someone to death. Has it been said which apartment they were at when they were watching football?
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My thoughts exactly -- yes, cleaning up and planning the removal and disposal of the victim's body definitely would take some time.

I don't know why but I get the impression that these guys arrogantly believes that they did a great clean-up job and were probably stunned that so much evidence was found.

As far as I know no one has shared which unit they allegedly watched the football games in that Sunday.
 
Inthedetails said:
BBM

I shared the same thoughts. But as I think about it, I think once he clammed up (lawyered up), he stopped giving information, and then LE started playing hardball back at him. LE is letting him fare better until and unless he gives information about what exactly happened in that apartment.

I think both guys are going to play dumb and let LE figure it out. At first I thought one would rat out the other, but that's not happening.

Did I read correctly that both defendants have the same lawyer??? I could be wrong about that.

jmo
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Regarding bolded bit:

It's too late to correct my error above....but I meant to say LE is NOT letting him fare better, not unless he gives information about the murder. And it's my guess Dilion won't say another word to LE.
 
This is so disgusting that someone would do this to another human being.
Why??????
Also makes me wonder if this was the first time committing this type of crime?
So sad to watch his dad talk about him. You can feel the heartbreak.
 
Because money. Those with it tend to get kid glove treatment.

Lauranyc83 said:
How do you deny wrong doing if you're the one who called the police to say where the body was?!?!?!

Why can't prosecuters find enough evide nce to charge them and deny bail. This is ridiculous. Everything points to the both of them imo. Especially Rackover if his car was seen going in Holland Tunnel then back to NYC hours later. Blood inside his car. But innocent. Surveillance at the tunnel of James driving the vehicle. Oh okay. But they are innocent :::sarcasm:::

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IMO
This was pure rage, anger, totally out of control.
I think drugs and alcohol fueled this rage.

Wouldn't even need a motive could have just gotten angry at something very trivial. And just went off.
 
HastingsChi said:
In the interview he gave with the NY Daily News, James Rackover née Beaudoin shares:



Is James simply making a lame attempt at an alibi for his Sunday whereabouts or might he be implicating Jeffrey Rackover as an accessory after the fact?
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"Making a lame attempt at an alibi," definitely yes; "implicating Jeffrey Rackover as an accessory after the fact," maybe.

Like someone else said, I really think James believes he is smarter than everyone, LE for sure, and that he will get away with this. At this point, he may even be thinking that he still can manipulate Jeffrey into going along with his "story" (I don't, for a moment, believe that James and Jeffrey hung out on Sunday, even though I do believe that Jeffrey took James' dog for a walk that morning since it's entirely possible that Joey was still alive and well at 10 AM). I hope the DA succeeds in sending James to jail for life. This man is very dangerous, IMO.
 
Blondie in Spokane said:
Argument over cigarettes? ( I don't buy it - JMO)

http://nypost.com/2016/11/23/party-goer-was-stabbed-to-death-after-argument-about-cigarettes/
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It's important to highlight that the cigarette story is attributed to "law-enforcement sources."

Given the frequency that information attributed to "law enforcement sources" or "sources" turns out to be complete drivel, I'm always skeptical about such reports until such information is confirmed by an on the record, named source.

That being said, IF one of the suspects told NYPD that "argument about cigarettes led to the murder" I would suggest that there's a good chance that "cigarettes" might be replacing an illegal substance that, if revealed, could mean additional charges for Rackover and Dilione.
 
inmyhumbleopinion said:
"Making a lame attempt at an alibi," definitely yes; "implicating Jeffrey Rackover as an accessory after the fact," maybe.

Like someone else said, I really think James believes he is smarter than everyone, LE for sure, and that he will get away with this. At this point, he may even be thinking that he still can manipulate Jeffrey into going along with his "story" (I don't, for a moment, believe that James and Jeffrey hung out on Sunday, even though I do believe that Jeffrey took James' dog for a walk that morning since it's entirely possible that Joey was still alive and well at 10 AM). I hope the DA succeeds in sending James to jail for life. This man is very dangerous, IMO.
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I would be very interested to learn if Jeffrey Rackover's weekend or Sunday routine was to take James' dog for a walk at 10am because he knew James went out on Saturday night's and was nice enough to walk the dog so James could sleep-in on weekend mornings.

I believe that Comunale's mobile and credit/debit card activity are the most important pieces of evidence that haven't been discussed.
 
do you think it would have been mentioned by now if drugs were found in Joey's system, indicating drugs had been a factor of the evening? or would toxicology reports take longer than this?

His body was released fairly quickly for his wake/funeral so it would appear ME/LE had covered everything?

There is a strong focus on drugs but so far there has been no media reports or any mention of this? Is this focus justified? jmo
 
robin8 said:
do you think it would have been mentioned by now if drugs were found in Joey's system, indicating drugs had been a factor of the evening? or would toxicology reports take longer than this?

His body was released fairly quickly for his wake/funeral so it would appear ME/LE had covered everything?

There is a strong focus on drugs but so far there has been no media reports or any mention of this? Is this focus justified? jmo
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It has been mentioned, again by unnamed "police sources" in this 17 November 2016 New York Post article:

Sources said the group was using cocaine and police suspect steroids were also involved.
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However, there has been nothing about drugs reported on the record with attribution to a named individual.
 
HastingsChi said:
It has been mentioned, again by unnamed "police sources" in this 17 November 2016 New York Post article:



However, there has been nothing about drugs reported on the record with attribution to a named individual.
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Thanks for this! Seems I missed it - always a bit dubious of 'sources' but really helpful to know it came from somewhere :) Thanks HastingsChi, sorry for that - just finding my feet I guess and getting used to the masses of information sourced!
 
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