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Jerome Hofaker

Case from Brooklyn, NY dated Jun 01, 1977

Victim Details

Jerome Hofaker

Male

Brooklyn

NY

1977-06-01

23

Jerome

Hofaker

07/14/2026

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In the summer of 1977, a young man's life was violently cut short on the streets of Brooklyn. Jerome Hofaker, a 23-year-old male, was shot and killed outside his girlfriend's home in Canarsie. The tragic event unfolded on June 16, 1977, when Hofaker was shot five times. His death was not a random act of violence but a targeted killing with connections to organized crime.

The motive behind the murder was reportedly a personal dispute; Hofaker had been involved in a fight with Dennis Testa, ...
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