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Giana Vicosa

Case from Smithsburg, MD dated Nov 18, 2021

Victim Details

Giana Vicosa

Female

Black / African American

Smithsburg

MD

2021-11-18

7

Giana

Vicosa

07/26/2026

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In a tragic end to a frantic manhunt, seven-year-old Giana Vicosa was found dead on November 18, 2021, in Smithsburg, Maryland, the victim of a horrific murder-suicide. The devastating discovery brought a grim conclusion to a multi-day crime spree that stretched across state lines and involved the abduction of Giana and her younger sister, six-year-old Aaminah.

The events began to unfold days earlier when the girls' father, Robert Vicosa, a 41-year-old former Baltimore County police offic ...
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  • Woman whose children were killed by former Baltimore County officer gets $3 million
  • WBAL: Police: Vicosa fired shots while car was moving in murder-suicide
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