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Valentina Francesca Suriani, 18, female, White/Caucasian, was close to home in the Bronx late on April 16, 1977, when an ordinary night turned into the kind of terror that makes a city feel unsafe even in its own quiet corners. She and Alexander Esau sat in a parked car on a service road along the Hutchinson River Parkway, the hour creeping toward 3 a.m., the roadway nearly empty—until gunfire shattered the stillness. A nearby resident heard the shots and called police. When help arrived, Suri ...Read More
Victim Details

Valentina Francesca Suriani

Female

White / Caucasian

Bronx

NY

1977-04-16

18

Valentina

Francesca Suriani

01/10/2026