In a bizarre courtroom rant, accused serial killer "Son of Sal" Salvatore Perrone insisted Friday that subway security footage would exonerate him from the third murder he is accused of committing.
"I need the video," he pleaded during a Brooklyn Supreme Court hearing. "The office of the district attorney or Charlie Hynes either directly or indirectly have suppressed my alibi."
The 64-year-old apparel salesman, charged with the murders of three Brooklyn shopkeepers, argued the tape shows him enter the Parkside Ave. station at about 6:05 p.m. on Nov. 16, 2011 and never coming back out. Rahmatollah Vahidipour, 78, was killed around 7:15 p.m.
"I can't be at two places at once," Perrone went on. "For sure the MTA does not lose videos. They don't get lost or stolen."
Justice Alan Marrus warned the defendant about admitting his presence near the scene and assured him he'll get the tape - if it exists.
"I don't quite have the same confidence in the MTA that you do, Mr. Perrone," the judge said. "But I will say this: if they have it, you will get it."
Evidence from the accused killer's phone showed that he was near Vahidipour's boutique at 6:30 p.m., according to court documents.
The loner, nicknamed "Son of Sal" by his Staten Island neighbors, has made his bizarre rants a habit during his court appearances. Though diagnosed with grandiosity as part of a personality disorder, he was found fit to stand trial.
When questioned by cops, Perrone acknowledged his involvement in two of the homicides - the shooting of Mohamed Gebeli, 65, July 6, and Isaac Kadare, 59, on Aug. 2 - claiming he was working with agents from "the Palestinian section of the CIA." But he denied having anything to do with the third killing.
"I have an alibi for each and every crime that took place," he cryptically told the judge Friday.
Prosecutor Melissa Carvajal said she has 127 DVDs containing video surveillance relating to the case. An extensive DNA analysis of all the evidence would take at least six months, she added.
Relatives of the victims who filled the gallery appeared pained during Perrone's theatrics.
"He had the guts to talk back to the judge," said Vahidipour's daughter Marjan, 40. "He's not even sorry. It's unreal."
By Oren Yaniv / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
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