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Anthony Venditti

Case from New-york, NY dated Jan 21, 1986

Victim Details

Anthony Joseph Venditti

Male

White / Caucasian

New-york

NY

1986-01-21

34

Anthony

Venditti

07/19/2026

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On the cold winter evening of January 21, 1986, a dedicated New York City Police Detective named Anthony Venditti was brutally gunned down in the Ridgewood section of Queens. The 34-year-old male officer, a 14-year veteran of the force, was part of a joint NYPD and FBI Organized Crime Task Force. Known for his expertise in Mafia cases, Venditti was conducting surveillance on a suspected gambling and loan-sharking operation with his partner.

That evening, Detectives Venditti and his partne ...
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    I've been following the case of Detective Anthony Venditti, and I was recently reading about his par... ...Read More
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