Sacco and Vanzetti trial - Suffolk County/John Adams Courthouse

Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were tried in Boston on murder and robbery charges in 1921; the trial and subsequent 1927 execution sparked international protests and long-running debate about the fairness of the proceedings. The case was heard in Suffolk County courts in Boston and remains one of the city's most controversial legal episodes. Historical analyses continue to dispute aspects of the evidence and the influence of anti-immigrant sentiment on the outcome.