HOLLIDAYSBURG — An Altoona man incarcerated 35 years for a murder that he committed in 1980 when he was 17 years old is asking a Blair County judge for a new sentence allowing his release. Leonard W. Bocchicchio, now 55, was convicted of killing 75-year-old Elwood M. Figard, the owner of Penn Classic Bowling Lanes, 1879 E. Pleasant Valley Blvd., by striking Figard with a bowling ball when stealing cash from the business. In court Wednesday, Bocchicchio said he was sorry for taking Figard’s life and for the grief that caused his family, friends and the community. At 17, Bocchicchio ...