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Rafael Laureano

Case from Brooklyn, NY dated Sep 29, 2014

Victim Details

Rafael Laureano

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Brooklyn

NY

2014-09-29

52

Rafael

Laureano

07/06/2026

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In the fall of 2014, a domestic dispute in a Brooklyn apartment building escalated into a tragedy that claimed the life of a man attempting to help a friend in distress. Rafael Laureano, a 51-year-old Hispanic male, was known as a generous man and a father of four who had a passion for bodybuilding. On the evening of September 29, 2014, he received a call for help from his friend, Kathy Russo. Her ex-boyfriend, Francisco Carvajal, had shown up at her apartment and was becoming violent. Laureano ...
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