Crime & Justice

Prominent Neurologist Convicted of Raping Patients Kills Himself in Lockup

‘VIOLENT DEATH’

Ricardo Cruciani was found dead in a Rikers Island shower just weeks after he was convicted of raping and sexually abusing patients under his care.

Justin Rohrlich
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