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Felix Pappalardi

Case from Manhattan, NY dated Apr 17, 1983

Victim Details

Felix A. Pappalardi, Jr

Male

Manhattan

NY

1983-04-17

43

Felix

Pappalardi

07/21/2026

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On April 17, 1983, the life of forty-three-year-old male musician Felix Pappalardi was cut short in his fifth-floor apartment at 30 Waterside Plaza in Manhattan, New York. He was shot once in the neck and pronounced dead at the scene. The instrument of his demise was a derringer pistol that he himself had gifted to his wife, Gail Collins Pappalardi, just a few months prior.

The shooting occurred in the early morning hours after Pappalardi had returned from visiting his girlfriend. It was ...
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    It's been haunting me how Felix Pappalardi, a pivotal force in rock music, met such a tragic end. I ... ...Read More
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