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Neal Pilon

Case from Olean, NY dated Dec 30, 1974

Victim Details

Neal Pilon

Male

Olean

NY

1974-12-30

58

Neal

Pilon

07/23/2026

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Neal Pilon, a 58-year-old male, was one of three fatalities in a mass shooting that unfolded in Olean, New York, on December 30, 1974. On that day, Anthony Barbaro, a 17-year-old honor student and member of the school's rifle team, initiated a deadly attack from a third-floor window of Olean High School.

Pilon, an employee of Columbia Gas, was on his coffee break when he heard sirens and drove his company truck towards the school, thinking he might be of assistance with the gas lines. As ...
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  • Neal J. Pilon (1916-1974) - Find a Grave Memorial
  • 3 Killed and 9 Wounded By an Upstate Sniper, 18 (Published 1974)
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