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Dominick Ciscone

Case from Carroll-gardens, NY dated Jul 13, 1977

Victim Details

Dominick Ciscone

Male

White / Caucasian

Carroll-gardens

NY

1977-07-13

17

Dominick

Ciscone

07/28/2026

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On the chaotic night of July 13, 1977, as New York City was plunged into darkness during a citywide blackout, 17-year-old Dominick Ciscone was fatally shot in the Carroll Gardens neighborhood of Brooklyn. A popular and friendly young man, he was with his brothers and a few friends, setting off fireworks at the corner of Court and Nelson Streets when the incident occurred.

Amid the widespread looting and arson that characterized the blackout, Ciscone's death was the only murder recorded. H ...
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  • Medium: The Real Story of the New York City Blackout of 1977
  • Mail Online: The case of a teen murdered in New York's 1977 blackout still unsovled
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    Hey everyone, I came across this case recently and it's been haunting me. I wanted to talk about the... ...Read More
    12/28/2023
    I’ve been thinking a lot about Dominick Ciscone’s murder during the 1977 blackout and the impact... ...Read More
    09/11/2023
    Does anyone else find it really eerie how Dominick's murder was the only one reported during the cha... ...Read More
    08/26/2023
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