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Patrick Penny

Case from Brooklyn, NY dated May 12, 1980

Victim Details

Patrick Penny

Male

Brooklyn

NY

1980-05-12

21

Patrick

Penny

07/19/2026

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In the spring of 1980, a young man's life was tragically cut short on the streets of Brooklyn, New York, a consequence of being in the wrong place at the wrong time and witnessing a violent mob crime. Twenty-one-year-old Patrick Penny became a target after he saw a crime committed by the notorious DeMeo crew, a ruthless faction of the Gambino crime family. His fateful decision to report what he saw set in motion a chain of events that would ultimately lead to his death.

Penny had the misf ...
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  • INFORMERS HELPED INDICT MOB FIGURES IN 25 SLAYINGS (Published 1984)
  • Newspapers.com: Article clipped from Daily News
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    Has anyone else found themselves thinking about the bravery Patrick Penny must have had in those fin... ...Read More
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