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Ivan Lorenzo

Case from Bronx, NY dated May 05, 1971

Victim Details

Ivan I. Lorenzo

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Bronx

NY

1971-05-05

29

Ivan

Lorenzo

07/24/2026

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In the late hours of May 5, 1971, the life of 29-year-old Ivan Lorenzo, a Hispanic male, was tragically cut short in the Bronx, New York. An off-duty narcotics detective with the New York City Police Department, Lorenzo had spent the evening celebrating at a birthday party and a reunion for The Lions softball team. Shortly before 2:00 a.m., he and a group of six friends stopped near the Moonlight Bar & Grill. While some of his friends went into that establishment, Lorenzo and a female friend ent ...
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  • Policemen Slain in 1971 - The New York Times
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