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Hilario Paulino Cortez Vidals

Case from Brooklyn, NY dated Dec 31, 2016

Victim Details

Hilario Paulino Cortez Vidals

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Brooklyn

NY

2016-12-31

39

Hilario

Paulino Cortez Vidals

07/05/2026

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A festive baby shower on a cold December night in Brooklyn turned into a scene of tragedy, marking the violent end to the life of 39-year-old Hilario Paulino Cortez Vidals. The Hispanic male was attending the celebration at the Afrika House Banquet Hall on Bedford Avenue on December 31, 2016. What should have been a joyous occasion soured as a long-simmering feud between two families erupted.

The conflict reportedly began with an argument involving Cortez Vidals' teenage son and another p ...
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