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John Romano

Case from Brooklyn, NY dated Jul 04, 1982

Victim Details

John Romano

Male

Brooklyn

NY

1982-07-04

36

John

Romano

07/12/2026

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On the Fourth of July in 1982, the lives of 36-year-old John Romano and his father, 64-year-old Anthony Romano, came to a violent and tragic end in Brooklyn, New York. Their deaths were not a random act of violence but a calculated execution orchestrated by the notorious Gambino crime family.

The father and son were victims of Roy DeMeo, a ruthless and feared soldier in the Gambino family who led his own crew. The motive for the murders was rooted in the unforgiving code of the mafia. Yea ...
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  • Roy DeMeo - Wikipedia
  • John Romano, age 36 - National Gun Violence Memorial
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