OMAR BLANCO Death Row Case Summary

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DC Number:  084582 Name:  BLANCO, OMAR Race:  WHITE Sex:  MALE Hair Color:  BLACK Eye Color:  HAZEL Height:  5'09'' Weight:  185 lbs. Birth Date:  07/04/1950 Initial Receipt Date:  06/23/1982 Current Facility:  UNION C.I. Current Custody:  MAXIMUM Current Release Date:  DEATH SENTENCE

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Aliases:
OMAR BLANCO	OMAR CURRO

Current Prison Sentence History:
Offense Date	Offense	Sentence Date	County	Case No.	Prison Sentence Length
01/14/1982	1ST DG MUR/PREMED. OR ATT.	05/24/1982	BROWARD	8200453	DEATH SENTENCE
01/14/1982	BURGLARY,ARMED W/EXP. OR WEAPO	05/24/1982	BROWARD	8200453	75Y 0M 0D
12/29/1981	BURGLARY,ARMED W/EXP. OR WEAPO	04/19/1984	BROWARD	8200484	45Y 0M 0D
12/29/1981	ROBB. GUN/DEADLY WPN	04/19/1984	BROWARD	8200484	45Y 0M 0D

Note: The offense descriptions are truncated and do not necessarily reflect the crime of conviction. Please refer to the court documents or the Florida Statutes for further information or definition.

Detainers: (Further information may be obtained by contacting the detaining agency)
Detainer Date	Agency	Type	Date Canceled
01/23/1984	IMM&NAT.SER.MI,FLA	DETAIN

Incarceration History:
Date In-Custody	Date Out-of-Custody
06/23/1982	Currently Incarcerated

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Circumstances of Offense:

John Ryan’s 14-year-old niece, Thalia Vezos, testified that at approximately 11 p.m. on January 14, 1982, she was in bed in her Ft. Lauderdale home when she saw a man standing in the hallway holding a gun and carrying a brown wallet-type object under his arm. He indicated that Vezos was to keep quiet. He then cut the wires to her telephone and left the room. Ryan appeared in the hall and tried to take the gun from the intruder. Ryan was shot in the scuffle and landed on top of Vezos. The intruder shot six more times, then fled.

A short while later police responding to a BOLO stopped Blanco, who was riding a bicycle, and arrested him. A man’s purse containing Blanco’s ID papers and a watch belonging to Vezos was found near the door to Vezos’ bedroom. On the day following the murder, Vezos identified Blanco in a lineup as the perpetrator.

Additional information:

Blanco was convicted in 1984 of an armed robbery he committed two weeks prior to the murder.