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Peter Waring

Case from Brooklyn, NY dated Feb 07, 1979

Victim Details

Peter Waring

Male

Brooklyn

NY

1979-02-07

30

Peter

Waring

07/19/2026

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In the winter of 1979, the life of 30-year-old Peter Waring, a male cocaine dealer from Brooklyn, NY, came to a brutal and grisly end. His death on February 7th was not a random act of violence but a calculated execution orchestrated by the notorious DeMeo Crew, an offshoot of the Gambino crime family. Waring's fate was sealed when he made the perilous decision to cooperate with the New York Police Department's Narcotics Division, becoming an informant against the very people he worked with in t ...
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    Wow, the case of Peter Waring is truly chilling. I recently came across some details that add anothe... ...Read More
    07/05/2024
    I can't believe the risks Peter Waring took when he decided to inform on the DeMeo Crew. It's really... ...Read More
    04/07/2024
    Peter Waring's story is truly chilling, and my thoughts are with his family and friends who had to e... ...Read More
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