Man in Brooklyn Found Guilty of 1995 Murder Two Years After First Conviction Was Overturned
A 45-year-old Brooklyn man has been once again convicted of the 1995 murder of a Bedford-Stuyvesant man three years after his first guilty verdict was overturned in a case prosecuted by the Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez’s Office.
Eliseo Deleon was convicted of second-degree murder, first-degree attempted robbery and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon on Aug. 31 for a botched robbery on June 4, 1995, that left a father and husband dead on the street.
The victim, Fausto Cordero, was returning to his vehicle on Franklin Avenue from a party with his wife, 7-year-old son and niece when Deleon approached them as they neared their car, wielding a gun and demanding money, according to the DA’s office. Cordero reportedly pushed his wife out of the way and Deleon shot him in the chest, killing him.
