"Vanzetti and Sacco" is a weird way of phrasing the title; "Sacco and Vanzetti" sounds more natural, but I figured it would be fun to do "Vanzetti and Sacco." Nobody reads these anyways, so it's okay.
We looked at a lot of evidence in the Sacco and Vanzetti case, and I'd like to analyze it and look at other things. It is clear that the trial was unfairly done, as the judge was clearly biased against Sacco and Vanzetti, and the police lied and did illegal things during the prosecution. The case should be considered a mistrial, and Sacco and Vanzetti should have had a chance for another trial. If you look at more outside evidence, however, it is unclear if Sacco and Vanzetti were entirely innocent, if only Sacco did the crime, or if both Sacco and Vanzetti were guilty of murder, as mobsters and other anarchists have claimed all of these theories.
I'd also like to look at some good news that came well after this case. This case led to reform in Massachusetts trials, and about 10 years after the executions, Massachusetts made changes so that all death penalty cases had to be reviewed by a separate council. Also, in 1977, the Massachusetts governor said that the trial was unfairly conducted, and that they shouldn't be negatively remembered for this crime.
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