New York 9/11 First Responder Killer Who Slashed His Victim To Shreds Learns His Fate

QUEENS, NY - On Monday, June 30th, the suspect who was arrested and convicted for fatally stabbing a beloved FDNY EMT was sentenced to the maximum prison term he could be given.

Peter Zisopoulos, 37, was sentenced to 25 years to life for senselessly killing 9/11 first-responder and veteran FDNY Captain Alison Russo, the New York Post reported.

The daughter, Danielle Russo, slammed Zisopoulos for his "blatant disregard" for life. "It was just like, thank God! Finally," she said.

"It's a good thing to hear that hopefully he'll never be in society," Danielle said.

"He just has absolutely no emotion for any of the actions he did, and his blatant disregard for taking human life is shocking."

In May, Zisopoulos was found guilty of second-degree murder in Alison Russo's death.

During his sentencing hearing, he reportedly looked bored, until the judge gave him the massive wake-up call. "I just hope she can see what we are doing, what's being done for her," Danielle said.

"I hope she is proud of the way I handled everything."

Russo, who was 61-years-old at the time of her murder, was grabbing lunch a half-block from her stationhouse on September 29, 2022, when Zisopoulos walked out of his apartment building and suddenly rushed at Russo, whom he did not know, shoving her to the pavement and getting on top of her while clutching a serrated kitchen knife.

He chased away a bystander who tried to intervene and then stabbed Russo nearly a dozen times in the chest and abdomen before fleeing to the apartment he shared with his mother.

A Queens jury convicted Zisopoulos on May 19, after a 12-day trial.

"Alison Russo was the best of the best: a longtime public servant and friend who has been missed every single day since her senseless murder in 2022," city Fire Commissioner Robert Tucker said in a statement.

"This sentencing speaks to the brutality of the crime, and though it won't bring her back, I pray it finally gives her family the closure they deserve," he added.

Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz said Russo will never be forgotten. 

"New York will always remember FDNY EMS Captain Alison Russo as a hero, who for 24 years, served our city and saved countless lives," Katz said in a statement.

"In the dark days after September 11, she worked in search and recovery efforts in Lower Manhattan," Katz said. "Nothing will bring Captain Russo back, but we hope that the pain and grief over her loss will lessen with today's sentencing."

"Thank God I can put this piece of the process behind me for a little bit," Danielle said after the sentencing.

"Obviously the situation will never go away. It's something I have to live with every single day," she added.

"What you see going is all the support that I have from family, friends, and the fire department. I couldn't ask for anything more. Basically, they've carried me through this process."