Daniel Pelosi (born August 2, 1963) is an American man who is the convicted murderer of Wall Street

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Ted Ammon Robert Theodore Ammon (August 30, 1949 – October 20, 2001) was an American financier and investment banker. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he was murdered in his home in 2001 by electrician Daniel Pelosi, who was convicted in 2004. Ammon and ...

, and is the widower of

Generosa Ammon Generosa Ammon (March 22, 1956, Laguna Beach, California – August 22, 2003, New York City) was the widow of multimillionaire New York businessman Ted Ammon, who was murdered during their bitter divorce battle. Generosa and her lover Daniel Pelo ...

Early life

Pelosi was born in

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, New York.

Relationship

Pelosi met Generosa while seeking work as an electrician. Generosa, who was involved in a bitter

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from Ammon, hired him to supervise the renovation of her townhouse, and they soon began an affair. Pelosi, who was also married, with three children, stayed at Ammon's East Hampton home with Generosa and her two adopted children, and drove Ammon's

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. As Ammon hadn't updated his

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to reflect his pending divorce, Generosa inherited the bulk of his $97 million estate after he was found murdered. Pelosi married Generosa on January 15, 2002, one day after his divorce from his wife became final.Widow's Walk
''New York Observer'' 22 December 2002. Retrieved on 10 June 2022

Murder and trial

The Ammon's were days from finalizing their divorce when, on October 22, 2001, he was found bludgeoned to death in his East Hampton, NY weekend home. While police investigated Ammon's murder, Pelosi was arrested for punching a crew member of a tour boat when the crewman refused to serve Pelosi more alcohol. He was then charged with stealing $43,000 of electricity from the Long Island Power Authority. Before she died in 2003, Generosa cut Pelosi out of her will. He later challenged the will and a

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which entitled him to $2 million for legal fees. He was arrested for Ammon's murder on March 24, 2004. Prosecutors theorized that Pelosi killed Ammon to ensure his new-found lifestyle. His former girlfriend testified that he enjoyed killing Ammon. His father testified that Daniel had asked him how to get rid of incriminating evidence. Convicted in December 2004, Pelosi maintains his innocence. He pleaded guilty to

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in his murder trial in exchange for dropping criminal charges against his first wife Tami and his fiancée; Tami was accused in a separate case of helping Pelosi steal $43,000 in electricity, while his fiancée, bank teller Jennifer Zolnowski, was accused of being his accomplice in the murder. With no charges pending against Zolnowski, she was able to marry Pelosi, and they wed before he began his prison sentence. She gave birth to their son on August 31, 2004. As of August 2022, Pelosi is incarcerated under Department Identification Number (DIN) 05A2706 at the

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and will be eligible for

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on October 14, 2031, at the age of 67.

Media coverage

In 2005, the

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released the movie ''

Murder in the Hamptons ''Murder in the Hamptons'' (also known as ''Million Dollar Murder'') is a true story made-for-TV movie, based on the events leading to the murder of multi-millionaire Ted Ammon and the conviction of Ted's estranged wife's lover Daniel Pelosi. P ...

''. The movie is based on the true story of Ted Ammon's death. Pelosi was featured on ''

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'' in the episode titled "Mystery of the Murdered Millionaire" in 2008. In 2012, he was featured on an

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'' episode titled "Revenge for Real: Murder in the Hamptons". In May 2012, the '' Dr. Phil'' show, episode titled "High Society Whodunit: Murder in the Hamptons", interviews Pelosi behind bars.

References

External links

Daniel Pelosi articles
from

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Murder in East Hampton
''Vanity Fair'' January 2002
Mystery of the Murdered Millionaire
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The War for Ted Ammon's Children
''New York Magazine'' 7 July 2003
Pelosi back in court -- no crowds, no lawyer
'' Daily News (New York)'' December 17, 2004. accessdate 17 May 2007 {{DEFAULTSORT:Pelosi, Daniel 1963 births Living people People from Center Moriches, New York American people convicted of murder American people of Italian descent People convicted of murder by New York (state)