Joe Benigno
speaker
694 appearances
2 recordings
1 series
first heard Jul 2026
last heard 22 Jul
Joe Benigno’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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But instead of looking out for Gombert's victims, the authorities in Putnam looked out for themselves while leaving Gombert free to roam the county.
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Here's a partial list of the Putnam County lawmen who gave Howard Gombert a pass.
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In 2014, Pat Castaldo was caught on camera stomping and choking a handcuffed defendant.
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Castaldo was arrested and charged with three crimes, including a felony.
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Instead of sending him to jail, though, the county sent him out to pasture, gave him early retirement at full rank and pension.
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Detective Kevin Dushkov, the cop who took Amy Ferranda's statement about being raped and then failed to investigate her attack.
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He's no longer a cop there because he's now a judge in Putnam County.
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Then there's Bob Leder, Anthony's ethically challenged lawyer, the guy who botched his first trial in 1997.
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He's not only still a lawyer, he's also a judge in Putnam County.
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And finally, Dan Stevens, the Putnam cop-slash-polygraph expert who coerced a false confession from Andy Krivak.
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He was caught red-handed framing another innocent teen for the murder of his schoolgirl classmate.
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That teen, Jeffrey Deskovic, spent 16 years in prison before the Innocence Project helped secure his release.
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After he was exonerated, Deskovic sued Stevens and was awarded $41 million in damages by a jury.
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That was the end of Stevens as a cop, but not as a Putnam official, because then he turned around and became the county coroner.
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proving once and for all that in Putnam County, no bad deed goes punished.
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Given the cowardice and the cruelty of those Putnam officials, it's left to others to seek justice for Gombert's victims.
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And so, with no one else to turn to, we've taken the lead.
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As I tape this, our lawyers are in talks with state officials.
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Officials who have the power to arrest Gombert at any point, including the day of his release.
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Although, curiously, the Putnam Sheriff has reopened Josette's case, just weeks before our series runs in full.
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