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Podcast: Hitched 2 Homicide
Episode: The Wrong Man: Alex Algeri, Lee Ann Riedel & the Amityville Murder-for-Hire Plot
Description: Send Kris and Rob a Text Message!On January 17, 2001, Alex “Al” Algeri was shot multiple times outside the Dolphin Fitness Club in Amityville, New York. At first, the killing appeared senseless—Al had no enemies, no debts, no criminal ties. But investigators quickly uncovered the truth: Al was murdered by mistake.The real target was his business partner, Paul Riedel. Behind the plot was Paul’s wife, Lee Ann Riedel, and her lover, Ralph “Rocco” Salierno. Together, they orchestrated a murder-for-hire scheme that ended with the wrong man dead.