Episode 59. USCG Retiree: Dennis Zecca
Ep59. USCG Retiree: “The Hit” (Marathon, FL)
Dennis Zecca retired from the U.S. Coast Guard in 2006. He was last stationed at Station Islamorada. He was a Chief Warrant Officer with the prestigious position of Commander. After his retirement, he settled in Marathon, Florida, a small quaint island in the Florida Keys. All seemed well, until in 2012, he asked his employee to perform a hit on a local businessman by the name of Bruce Schmitt.
Dig in with Margot as she discusses a tiny bit of Coast Guard history, she reminisces watching one of her all-time favorite shows, “The Sopranos,” and discusses this bizarro case involving a military retiree.
Dennis Zecca before he retired from the USCG in 2006.
Bruce Schmitt – Exhibit 12 – The FBI Picture – Civil suit filed by Bruce Schmitt.
Dennis Zecca – far right – Exhibit 13 in a civil suit filed by Bruce Schmitt.
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Episode Resources:
- https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/florida-keys/article221951600.html
- https://www.flkeysnews.com/news/local/crime/article83328692.html
- https://miami.cbslocal.com/2013/11/25/former-coast-guard-boss-guilty-in-keys-murder-plot/
- https://miami.cbslocal.com/2013/05/21/greed-crime-and-murder-for-hire-in-the-keys/
- https://www.flkeysnews.com/news/local/crime/article83328692.html
- https://www.flkeysnews.com/news/local/crime/article79612782.html
- https://thebluepaper.com/article/murder-for-hire-perpetrator-gets-maximum-allowable-sentence/
- https://www.flkeysnews.com/news/local/crime/article146455829.html
- https://cr.monroe-clerk.com/CaseDetails?caseId=1450441&caseIdEnc=wGodxpeqPOI92iVSXAnow3iUlTENUvgWVJCj3bKjCO8EC12NNsyvvFSI41eOs2KiE7TcxZbFIbcfIZynWjiIHg%3D%3D Civil Lawsuit Docket
- https://www.bop.gov/mobile/find_inmate/byname.jsp#inmate_results
- https://taskandpurpose.com/news/ex-coast-guard-commander-ordered-to-pay-17-million-over-murder-for-hire-plot/
- https://www.flkeysnews.com/news/local/crime/article160897189.html
- https://www.flkeysnews.com/news/local/article238512188.html
- https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/florida-keys/article214299284.html
- https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/florida-keys/article239735148.html
- https://www.military.com/daily-news/2020/01/30/jury-orders-former-coast-guard-commander-pay-17-million-murder-hire-case.html
- Sean Kinney & Larry Kahn, Florida Keys Keynoter, “In Murder For Hire, No Bond,” December 29, 2012.
- Sean Kinney & Larry Kahn, The Reporter, “Accused Murder-For-Hire Suspect Denied Bond,” January 4, 2013.
- Ryan McCarthy, Florida News Keynoter, “Zecca Friend Confronts Schmitt,” February 13, 2013.