was held on death row. He lost an appeal on October 14. A final appeal to Governor Morgan Foster Larson of New Jersey to have his death sentence commuted to life in prison on grounds of insanity was denied on December 17. Kudzinowski appeared unfazed by his conviction, but on the night of his execution by electric chair on December 21, he appeared nervous and was unable to repeat the prayers uttered by his priest immediately before death. He requested ice cream for his last meal and declined to make a final statement. Aftermath Storelli's father later took his family back to Italy, leaving behind only Joseph's older brother, who ended up serving a year in prison and who was at one point arrested for robbing a high-stakes card game. He was eventually shot and killed by police during a routine inspection. Kudzinowski was considered a suspect in the disappearance of Billy Gaffney, who vanished in 1927. Albert Fish would later claim to have murdered Gaffney. Kudzinowski and Fish committed their crimes in the same time span and geographic area, and both killed children. He was also a suspect in the murder of Irving Pickelny, who disappeared from Brooklyn in February 1927. See also List of serial killers in the United States References Notes Footnotes Sources Census Newspapers Online External links 20th-century executions by New Jersey 20th-century executions of American people 1903 births 1929 deaths American male criminals American murderers of children American people of Polish descent Criminals from Pennsylvania Executed American serial killers Executed people from Pennsylvania Male serial killers People convicted of murder by New Jersey People executed by New Jersey by electric chair People from Dickson City, Pennsylvania People from Scranton, Pennsylvania