Brooklyn, NY

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2 fatalities documented. 2 families changed forever.

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Selected causes include Homicide.

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Brooklyn, NY • 2392
Homicide

The victims, Robert Violante (20) and Stacy Moskowitz (20), were critically wounded by the 'Son of Sam' in a shooting at about 2:50 AM on August 1, 1977, in Brooklyn at S

Weapon: Gun
Brooklyn, NY • 2391
Homicide

The 'Son of Sam' killer wounded two young people, Robert Violante and Stacy Moskowitz, in a shooting in Brooklyn near Shore Parkway and Bay 14th Street by Dyker Beach Par

Weapon: Gun

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Recorded causes include Homicide.