Joey "Guns" Creedon's son. He testified that his father told him details of his involvement in the Tankleff murders and that he paid Detective James McCready $100,000 to keep his name out of it. In his testimony, Guarascio described meeting his father for the first time since he was a small child, and said his father, in an effort to impress him, showed him a
safe filled with cash stacked across the bottom shelf, rings still in
their display cases, and a black bag containing a .357 pistol,
handcuffs and leg shackles "for Glenn Harris
if he testifies." Guarascio, who had just recently seen the "48 Hours"
program on Marty, said he was not impressed but "shocked" and "started to believe the
stuff on TV was true." When Creedon said, "Yes, I did it," according to
Guarascio, "the seriousness I got from him was kind of scary." Guarascio testified his father told him he used a bike cable to strangle Seymour Tankleff while Peter Kent
stabbed Arlene Tankleff in her bedroom, and that he looked into Marty's
room to check that he was still sleeping. Guarascio kept his father's statements to himself for months out
of fear for his mother and himself: fear of his father, a convicted felon whose nickname is "Guns" and who is known for violence; and fear of Walter Warkenthien, the DA's investigator who made a surprise trip to Florida to "interview" Guarascio in the DA's parlance, "intimidate" him in anyone else's. Warkenthien threatened to arrest Guarascio if he didn't talk to him, according to multiple witnesses. One night, when Guarascio's mother found him crying in bed, he unburdened himself to her, and she helped him find the strength to overcome his fear and do what he knew to be the right thing. Following his testimony, Guarascio repeated his story to the public. Court TV's Catherine Crier, a former judge and prosecutor, told Guarascio, "I know how hard this must have been for you to go through all of this, but you are to be congratulated. You are a very brave young man. This is very important, what you've done." Guarascio is 17 years old, the same age as Marty when he was arrested.
What a courageous young man! I only wish that some of the other witnesses to this still unsolved crime would have that kind of courage to stand up for the truth. As the Bible says, "A little child shall lead them!" Keep on being the tremendous leader that you have just demonstrated yourself to be, Joseph! The world needs a lot more people of your moral caliber in order to counteract the morally bankrupt leaders in Suffolk County who have such a flagrant disregard for truth and justice.
Posted by: Fr. Ronald Lemmert | January 06, 2006 at 12:14 AM
yeah i think joe guarascio is a thief and a drug addict. its probably becuz of the guilt he has of all this. he actually came from a nice family and now is currenly incacerated. like father like son!!!
Posted by: jane doe | July 06, 2010 at 11:32 PM