{"id":212565,"date":"2022-05-09T06:38:12","date_gmt":"2022-05-09T13:38:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=212565"},"modified":"2022-05-10T10:48:06","modified_gmt":"2022-05-10T17:48:06","slug":"nyc-man-blames-tarot-card-reader-for-bad-luck-at-gambling-allegedly-murders-her","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/nyc-man-blames-tarot-card-reader-for-bad-luck-at-gambling-allegedly-murders-her\/","title":{"rendered":"NYC Man Blames Tarot Card Reader for Bad Luck at Gambling, Allegedly Murders Her"},"content":{"rendered":"

An alleged gambling addict<\/a>\u00a0fatally wounded a New York City tarot card reader last week because his luck had run out. The suspect blamed her for his gambling losses and believed her to be a witch who put a spell on him, news reports said.<\/p>\n

\"Giuseppe
Giuseppe Canzani appears in court, pictured above. He allegedly fatally shot a woman, blaming her for his bad luck at gambling. (Image: New York Daily News<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Giuseppe Canzani, 41, of Queens, NY, who worked for the city of New York, repeatedly confessed to shooting Anna Torres, 51, while she was at her Queens<\/a>\u00a0home last Wednesday, according to the New York Post<\/em> and the Daily Mail<\/em>.<\/p>\n

After hearing a knock on her door, Torres opened her front door to see Canzani was standing there. He then fired a 45-caliber silver firearm at her, the Daily Mail<\/em> said. She was shot twice. One bullet struck her in the head, the report said.<\/strong><\/p>\n

She was pronounced dead at the crime scene.<\/p>\n

Canzani left the house after the shooting. He was seen in a surveillance video walking back to his car. He was carrying a firearm, the Post <\/em>said. <\/span>About an hour later, he turned himself in to NYPD officers at the 106th Precinct.<\/p>\n

Canzani was to be charged with second-degree murder and criminal possession of a weapon, police announced last week. During his arraignment, a judge ordered Canzani held without bail. His case was continued to May 26.<\/p>\n

Sources Blame Gambling<\/h2>\n

Some sources believe gambling was behind the shooting.<\/p>\n

The guy had been going to her for years,\u201d <\/strong>an unnamed source revealed to the Daily Mail<\/em> late last week. \u201cHe\u2019s had bad luck for the past couple of weeks, including with gambling. He went to her house and shot her.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

But Canzani’s statements went beyond his bad luck and the shooting, Derhemi said. <\/strong><\/p>\n

“Anna told me the black chief of the NYPD wants to kill my wife. Anna is a witch,\u201d Canzani further told an NYPD detective at the precinct, Derhemi revealed in court.<\/p>\n

Mental Health Questioned<\/h2>\n

Kerry Katsorhis, an attorney who represents Canzani, said Canzani needs a mental health exam. The judge approved the attorney\u2019s request for the exam.<\/p>\n

He suffers from anxiety as well as depression. He does not have his medication,\u201d<\/strong> Katsorhis told the judge when Canzani appeared in court Thursday night, the Post<\/em> said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Katsorhis is a former New York State police officer and assistant district attorney in Queens. He handles many criminal cases.<\/p>\n

But prosecutors are confident in the case against Canzani.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt has video surveillance evidence, witness testimony, and the defendant’s own statements,\u201d New York Assistant District Attorney Xhulia Derhemi told the judge, the Daily Mail<\/em> reported. Canzani freely spoke to police officers.<\/p>\n

“I want to turn myself in. I’m not here to hurt you guys. I’m here because of the woman I shot,\u201d Canzani told one NYPD officer after walking into the precinct, Derhemi said during the arraignment, the Daily Mail<\/em> said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

An alleged gambling addict\u00a0fatally wounded a New York City tarot card reader last week because his luck had run out. The suspect blamed her for his gambling losses and believed her to be a witch who put a spell on him, news reports said. Giuseppe Canzani, 41, of Queens, NY, who worked for the city […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":212570,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[60],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nNYC Man Blames Tarot Card Reader for Bad Luck, Allegedly Murders Her<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"An alleged gambling addict\u00a0fatally wounded a tarot card reader because his luck had run out. 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