October 17, 2025
Oyster Bay Man Acquitted After Admitting He Stabbed Teen
Long Island Man Found Not Guilty in Fatal NYC Stabbing, Even After Confession and Courtroom Testimony In a verdict that stunned the public, a Manhattan jury on Thursday cleared 21-year-old Gianluca Bordone of charges related to the fatal stabbing of New Jersey high school football star Rocco Rodden, despite Bordone himself admitting on the witness stand that he delivered the lethal blow. The decision comes after a dramatic three-week trial where evidence, surveillance footage, and emotionally charged testimony all played pivotal roles. Bordone, from Oyster Bay, was accused of plunging a knife into Rodden’s chest outside the Live Axe bar












