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Parnell Steven 'Stacks' Edwards, a 31-year-old Black male, met a violent end in his Queens, New York, apartment on December 18, 1978. A musician with connections to the criminal underworld, his death was a direct consequence of his involvement in the notorious Lufthansa heist just a week prior. This robbery, which took place at John F. Kennedy International Airport on December 11, 1978, was the largest cash theft in U.S. history at the time, netting approximately $5.875 million in cash and jewel ...Read More
Victim Details

Parnell Steven Stacks Edwards

Male

Black / African American

Queens

NY

1978-12-11

31

Parnell

Steven Stacks Edwards

01/11/2026