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Joseph Picciano

Case from Bronx, NY dated Feb 15, 1971

Victim Details

Joseph A. Picciano

Male

White / Caucasian

Bronx

NY

1971-02-15

33

Joseph

Picciano

07/17/2026

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In the early morning hours of February 15, 1971, a tragic event unfolded within the walls of the 41st Precinct stationhouse on Simpson Street in the Bronx. Detective Joseph Picciano, a 33-year-old male, was in the process of fingerprinting a prisoner named Antonio Allemano. Allemano had been arrested for the attempted abduction of a 13-year-old boy.

Suddenly, a struggle erupted between the detective and the suspect in the second-floor squad room. During the scuffle, Detective Picciano's s ...
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    I keep thinking about the chaos in that squad room when Allemano grabbed the gun. How terrifying it ... ...Read More
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