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Donna Ann Lauria, an 18-year-old aspiring emergency medic, was tragically murdered on July 29, 1976, in the Bronx, New York. On that fateful night, Donna and her friend Jody Valenti had just returned from a local disco and were sitting in Jody's car outside Donna's home. As they chatted, a man approached the vehicle and fired four shots through the closed window, instantly killing Donna. This brutal act marked the beginning of a series of murders by the infamous "Son of Sam" killer, later identi ...Read More
Victim Details

Donna Ann Lauria

Female

White / Caucasian

Bronx

NY

1976-07-29

18

Donna

Ann Lauria

11/13/2025